Description:Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida early on Monday morning August 24, 1992. Widely described as the worst natural disaster in modern U.S. history, the storm left 38 people dead in South Florida, 80,000 homes destroyed, and damage estimates of at least $20 billion. The area devastated by the hurricane was approximately three times the size of Manhattan. Almost 250,000 people were left homeless by Andrew - roughly the population of the entire city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Garbage generated by the storm in a single night was equal to the projected landfill for Dade County for the next thirty years. Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community addresses the experience of the Dade County Public School - its teachers and students, administrators and staff - during the first school year following the storm. In particular, it examines the role of the schools in helping people cope with a disaster of the magnitude of Hurricane Andrew, and more specifically, with their role in rebuilding community.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community (Education and Culture (Dis)). To get started finding Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community (Education and Culture (Dis)), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community (Education and Culture (Dis))
Description: Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida early on Monday morning August 24, 1992. Widely described as the worst natural disaster in modern U.S. history, the storm left 38 people dead in South Florida, 80,000 homes destroyed, and damage estimates of at least $20 billion. The area devastated by the hurricane was approximately three times the size of Manhattan. Almost 250,000 people were left homeless by Andrew - roughly the population of the entire city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Garbage generated by the storm in a single night was equal to the projected landfill for Dade County for the next thirty years. Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community addresses the experience of the Dade County Public School - its teachers and students, administrators and staff - during the first school year following the storm. In particular, it examines the role of the schools in helping people cope with a disaster of the magnitude of Hurricane Andrew, and more specifically, with their role in rebuilding community.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community (Education and Culture (Dis)). To get started finding Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community (Education and Culture (Dis)), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.