Los Angeles, CA – Teachers and school administrators are concerned by the growing number of at-risk children in their schools, where 30% of students drop out before graduating. How can educators identify, assess, understand and help  at-risk students?

At-risk education leader Dr. Anthony Dallmann-Jones, author of Shadow Children: Understanding Education’s #1 Problem, recently spoke to Education News about today’s “Shadow Children”—at-risk students: “Shadow Children are youth in danger of not succeeding in school or in society due to lack of tools and skills that a healthy (functional) family and school system should provide.” 

[Read the full interview here, or cut and past the following link to your browser: http://www.ednews.org/articles/4860/1/An-Interview-with-Anthony-Dalmann-Jones-About-Shadow-Children/Page1.html ]

The largely unexplored problem of at-risk students is examined in-depth in Shadow Children: Understanding Education’s #1 Problem, a new book providing the research-based information and insight educators need to deal with the growing problem of at-risk kids in their classrooms.

How are at-risk students created? What are their characteristics? How do they impact the social and school environment? What are the essentials of effective prevention and intervention programs? What resources are available to educators working with at-risk students?

The answers to these key questions are based on the author’s extensive research and professional experience in helping educators understand and assist at-risk students. Dr. Anthony Dallmann-Jones is the founder of the National At-Risk Educational Network (NAREN) and co-founder of the first accredited At-Risk Education Master’s Degree program at Marian College’s School of Graduate Education.

Published by RLD Publications, Shadow Children: Understanding Education’s #1 Problem (ISBN 0-9787610-0-6, 205 pages, soft-cover, $24.95) is available from bookstores and online book retailers, or can be purchased at www.rldpublications.com.

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About the Author

Anthony Dallmann-Jones, Ph.D. is a Professor of Education in the School of Graduate Education, Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He is founder of the National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN), a nationwide organization of educators devoted to improving the lives of at-risk children. He is the co-founder of the first accredited At-Risk Education Master’s Degree program.

About RLD Publications

RLD Publications, Inc. is the publisher of professional development books for K-12 educators and social service professionals. Visit RLD Publications online at www.rldpublications.com.

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