At-Risk Students

Critical Issues in At-Risk Students

• Using Technology to Support Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students' Learning Experiences
  
  
• Rethinking Learning for Students at Risk

• Linking At-Risk Students and Schools to Integrated Services

• Providing Effective Schooling for Students at Risk

• Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students

• Beyond Social Promotion and Retention—Five Strategies to Help Students Suceed

Supporting Materials

• Quick Key 5 - Understanding the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: English Proficiency helps educators in schools and districts understand the basics of what NCLB means for their English proficiency programs.
  
  
• NCREL Essay: Who Are the "At-Risk" Students of the 1990s?

Additional Resources

• Internet Links
  Although NCREL takes care in selecting other Internet sites to which it links or points, such selection does not imply endorsement by NCREL, its partners, or funding agents.
  
  
• ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON URBAN EDUCATION
  Home page of the ERIC Clearinghouse. Describes services and publications available from the Clearinghouse on Urban Education.
  
  
• REGION VI Comprehensive Center
  Home page of the regional education research, training, and development center whose mission is to ensure that sustained, non-fragmented training and technical assistance are developed and provided to assist in meeting the needs of all students served under the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) and in areas consistent with the vision of the National Goals 2000 program.
  
  
• NATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE
  Description of service learning programs, events, calendar, and a variety of resources.
  
  
• SCHOOL SAFETY (ERIC Digest/Alerts)
  Full text of several Digests on gangs, violence, and racial conflict as well as abstracts of journal articles.
  
  
• URBAN EDUCATION PROJECT (RBS)
  Describes the services of the urban Education Project of Research for Better Schools and describes a variety of urban education resources.
  
  
• MiddleWeb
  Sponsored by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, this site keeps a sharp focus on school reform while also serving as a "first stop" for middle school teachers, principals, and supporters who are looking for Internet resources.
  
  
• Plugged In
  Home Page of a nonprofit group dedicated to bringing the educational opportunities created by new technologies to children and families from low-income communities.
  
  
• National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
  Located at Clemson University, the NDPC functions as a clearinghouse and research center as well as a provider of technical assistance.