In the Crossfire: Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American School Reform

by John P. Spencer

Book Overview

As media reports declare crisis after crisis in public education, Americans find themselves hotly debating educational inequalities that seem to violate their nation's ideals. Why does success in school track so closely with race and socioeconomic status? How to end these apparent achievement gaps? In the Crossfire brings historical perspective to these debates by tracing the life and work of Marcus Foster, an African American educator who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081222325X
• ISBN13: 9780812223255
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"