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In the realm of educational literature, seldom does an educator find a book which is difficult to put down. In A Model School: How Philadelphia’s Gesu School is Remaking Inner-City Education, Footlick inspires and excites, giving the reader a glimpse of a true Catholic educational community in action. This book tells the story of how several dedicated people in one of North Philadelphia’s worst neighborhoods resurrected Gesu School after the Church of the Gesu was closed in 1993 by Philadelphia’s Cardinal Bevilacqua. Even though he was closing the church building, the Cardinal asked the Jesuits and the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, to continue to keep the school open as a private Catholic school. This independent school is not part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, but does purchase textbooks through the Archdiocesan Education Office and also receives federally funded lunches through them. Under the guidance of Reverend George Bur, S.J., and Sister Ellen Convey, I.H.M., and many dedicated staff members, Gesu School currently serves over 400 African American children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Half of the children come from families with no church membership. Of the other half, most are Baptist, and about one in six is Catholic, though not necessarily active in the Church. Like every school, Gesu has problems, but in an area which has a 60-70% high school dropout rate, Gesu is providing children with the skills to successfully complete high school and beyond. Many of these graduates go on to become their families’ first generation of teachers, professionals, and office workers. How does Gesu do it? For teachers, our primary question is centered upon the curriculum used by a successful school. As in any school, Gesu’s curriculum is important and its teachers instruct with passion and high expectations for success. Gesu has excellent teachers and a support staff which includes full-time art and phys-

A Model School: How Philadelphia’s Gesu School is Remaking Inner-City Education, by Jerrold K. Footlick