Making Schools Work: Strategies for Changing Education - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marcus A. Foster, Alex Haley (Foreword by), Marsha Foster (Foreword by)Publish date:9/2/2025Pages:158
Language:EnglishPublisher:Me Foster PublishingISBN-13:9798987763711UPC:9798987763711Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Urban, Educational Policy & Reform, LeadershipSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCTFX26NS3
Making Schools Work: Strategies for Changing Education
A Blueprint for Change in Education
Making Schools Work documents the remarkable achievements of Dr. Marcus A. Foster, who became nationally recognized for transforming "problem schools" in Philadelphia and later leading the Oakland Unified School District as superintendent. In the book, Dr. Foster confronts the challenges in urban education by encouraging "a problem-solving process" that engages...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Me Foster PublishingISBN-13:9798987763711UPC:9798987763711Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Urban, Educational Policy & Reform, LeadershipSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCTFX26NS3
Foster, Marcus A.: - Dr. Marcus A. Foster was an education reformer in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public school system when he was recruited to lead the Oakland Unified School District in 1970, making him the first Black superintendent of a large city school district in the United States. Dr. Foster ushered in an era of innovation in education that encouraged teachers, students, parents,...
Publisher: Me Foster Publishing
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Marcus A. Foster, Alex Haley (Foreword by), Marsha Foster (Foreword by)
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