By Morton J. Marcus

It is not too dramatic to say that America is about to walk a tightrope. Our goal, the safe landing at the end of that taut wire, is a healthy and secure old age for millions of Americans. The path we must follow is education.

How can America pay for its schools and meet its obligations to its senior citizens? Readers will find innovative answers in Tightrope to Tomorrow.

In clear terms, with surprising wit, Morton Marcus shows us the problems ahead for America and suggests bold ways to meet them -- starting now. He shows us how the retirement of the baby boomers will hit sooner than expected and leads us to understand the need for an expanded role of our education systems.

Unlike some reformers, Marcus has a plan to pay for what we need. He tells us why property taxes are no longer appropriate for supporting education, and how they can be replaced. His no-nonsense approach will step on toes when he questions various sacred beliefs of the education establishment, but his refreshing vision of America is unclouded by sentimentality and supported by faith, data, and powerful reasoning.

This hardcover book has 128 pages and was published in 1997 by TECHNOS Press of the Agency for Instructional Technology.

ISBN 0-7842-0866-2