Alexander Russo (writer) explained

Alexander William Warburg Russo^[1] is an American freelance education writer whose blog, This Week In Education, was named one of the best education blogs^[2] by The Washington Post for 2010. He is also a Spencer Fellow at the Journalism School of Columbia University.^[3]

Personal life

He is the son of American jazz composer William Russo and his second wife, Jeremy Warburg. His mother is a granddaughter of Vanity Fair publisher Conde Nast and German-American banker Felix Warburg. He has two half sisters, Camille Blinstrub and Whitney Schildgen, and a full sister, Condée Nast Russo.^[4]

Career

Russo is the editor of the 2004 volume School Reform In Chicago^[5] (Harvard Education Press) and the author of Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors (Jossey-Bass), a nonfiction account of the effort by Steve Barr and Green Dot Public Schools to revamp Locke High School, featured in the May 2009 New Yorker article "The Instigator".^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory. The New York Times. 14 January 2003. Ratliff. Ben.
2. Web site: Strauss . Valerie . The Answer Sheet - Best education blogs for 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101024130519/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/best-education-blogs-for-2010.html . dead . October 24, 2010 . Voices.washingtonpost.com . 2010-01-15 . 2012-06-24.
3. Web site: Spencer Fellows » Alexander Russo . spencer.jrn.columbia.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608221053/http://spencer.jrn.columbia.edu/alexander-russo/ . 2010-06-08.
4. News: The New York Times . William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory . Ben . Ratliff . January 14, 2003.
5. Web site: School Reform in Chicago . Hepg.org . 2012-06-24.
6. McGray . Douglas . Steve Barr's crusade to remake failing schools . The New Yorker . 2012-06-24.