 | In the Crossfire: Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American School Reform Subjects: Foster Marcus A. 1923–1973; African Americans -- Education; Educational change -- United States; African American school principals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; African American school superintendents -- California -- Oakland; Urban schools -- Penns; In the Crossfire brings a much-needed historical perspective to contemporary debates about educational inequality by tracing the life and work of Marcus Foster, an African American educator who struggled to reform urban schools in the 1960s and early 1970s. John P. Spencer is Associate Professor of Education at Ursinus College. |
