Systemic Causes of Kids at Risk LO14026

MR GEOFFREY F FOUNTAIN (TFYY93A@prodigy.com)
Sat, 21 Jun 1997 15:45:42, -0500

I was a "listener" in a conversation the other day with a group of people
on an education foundation board. They were discussing "kids at risk" and
cause(s) of this social issue. One suggested conducting a teacher's
survey or having a teacher's forum to probe further into understanding the
causes, with the assumption teachers close to kids at risk would have a
good understanding of the causes.

I am a rookie in the education field and am just beginning to get involved
in my community's education system. I am wondering if there are common,
nation-wide systemic causes for kids at risk that have already been
identified and published somewhere.

Any information on this issue (insights, research references, etc) would
be appreciated. Thanks in advance. 

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Geof Fountain tfyy93a@prodigy.com


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