About Alexander Russo

Alexander Russo is an education writer, editor, and consultant whose writing has appeared in Slate, The Washington Monthly, Teacher Magazine, City Limits, and Education Next, among other publications. He wrote and edited the 2004 book "School Reform in Chicago" (Harvard Education Publishing Group). Russo is the regular education contributor for the Chicago Public Radio show "Eight Forty-Eight," as well as an occasional guest on Chicago Public Television. Before he began writing, he was a policy advisor to two U.S. Senators and to the Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools, as well as a 7th and 10th grade English teacher. Russo is currently a contributing editor at Catalyst magazine.