The well-dressed and sick leader of a group of thieves and
his crew hit, shoot, and rob their way toward what they
think will fulfill them.
Can they hang together long enough to enjoy the score?
How do young people get by in hard times and hard places? Have they become a 'lost generation' disconnected from society's mainstream? Do popular ideas about social exclusion or a welfare dependent underclass really connect with the lived experiences of the so-called 'disaffected', 'disengaged' and 'difficult-to-reach'? Based on close-up research with young men and women from localities suffering social exclusion in extreme form, Disconnected ...
Despite progress in reading achievement among primary-grade children, many are not moving beyond basic decoding to fluency and comprehension as they go on to higher grades. RAND evaluated the impact of reading coaches. This title presents results from RAND evaluation of the implementation and impact of the reading coach program in Florida schools.
