Kern Alexander

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name = Dr. Kern Alexander

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nationality = American
alma_mater = Indiana University
known_for = Being a Professor of Educational Administration
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Samuel Kern Alexander is Professor of Excellence at The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where he is coordinator of the Leary Endowment and Editor of the Journal of Education Finance, published by the University of Illinois Press. Prior to coming to the University of Illinois he served as President of two American state universities (Western Kentucky University and Murray State University, Kentucky), was a tenured distinguished professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and held the Robinson Eminent Scholar Chair at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville. He is the author or co-author of 25 books on education finance and law and has served as finance expert in state school finance litigation in 22 American states.

In his autobiography, My Life, President Bill Clinton quoted Dr. Alexander and described him as a nationally recognized expert on education policy. [Bill Clinton, My Life. Vintage Books, 2005 (page 263 and 308)] One of Alexander's books, American Public School Law, published by West/Wadsworth, now in its 7th edition, has been cited as setting the standard for texts in educational law. [ [http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780534274245-1 Powell's Books - American Public School Law by Kern Alexander ] ] [ [http://www.conferences.uiuc.edu/conferences/main.asp?cat=4889 Main Page ] ]

Alexander holds a graduate diploma (with distinction) from the University of Oxford and an Ed.D. from Indiana University [ [http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/frp/a/alexandr College of Education Faculty Research Profiles: Kern Alexander ] ]

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