Alexander William Warburg Russo is an American freelance education writer whose blog, This Week In Education, was named one of the best education blogs by The Washington Post for 2010. He is also a Spencer Fellow at the Journalism School of Columbia University.
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.
Career
Russo is the editor of the 2004 volume School Reform In Chicago (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".
References
- Ratliff, Ben (14 January 2003). "William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory". The New York Times.
- 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.
- "Spencer Fellows » Alexander Russo". spencer.jrn.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08.
- Ratliff, Ben (January 14, 2003). "William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory". The New York Times.
- "School Reform in Chicago". Hepg.org. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- McGray, Douglas. "Steve Barr's crusade to remake failing schools". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2012-06-24.