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Alexander Russo (writer)

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Ratliff, Ben (14 January 2003). "William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Strauss, Valerie (2010-01-15). "The Answer Sheet - Best education blogs for 2010". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  3. ^ "Spencer Fellows » Alexander Russo". spencer.jrn.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08.
  4. ^ Ratliff, Ben (January 14, 2003). "William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "School Reform in Chicago". Hepg.org. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  6. ^ McGray, Douglas. "Steve Barr's crusade to remake failing schools". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2012-06-24.