In the Crossfire: Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American School Reform (Politics and Culture in Modern America)

I chose this book because our friend Bob Blackburn played a major role in Foster'slife-- and soon found that tracing the career of Marcus Foster was a journey intothe history of civil rights, school reform, and terror in American. If you are not yetacquainted with Foster, you'll find it a remarkable story that is very well researchedand written by John Spencer. Whether you are an educator, a historian, and/or a personcommitted to social justice, you'll find this read worthwhile.

A scholarly yet eminently readable. Author John Spencer's careful research and skillful use of the language makes for a thoughtful assessment of a troubling period.

This was a very interesting and well written book about school reform in our country in the decades of the 60's and 70's, built around the story of the career of it's main character, Marcus Foster.It was inspiring to read about the positive efforts of Dr.Foster during a very tumultuous time in both Philadelphia and Oakland and other major cities and seeing the frustrations of trying to institute change.The documentation was excellent, and both the introduction and epilogue gives the reader an opportunity to see the challenges we still face today in school reform.This would be an excellent read for present day administrators and teachers, and well as students in the field of education.Molly SSent from my iPad