One of the largest growing populations of students in the United States are those identified as at-risk for educational failure. The term at-risk implies that the student is in danger of negative future events, such as dropping out of school, abusing drugs, becoming a gang member or committing suicide. A separate course was designed at our university to prepare teachers and related school personnel to work with at-risk students in inclusive settings. We describe the course briefly including course content, in-class instructional approaches, out-of-class student activities, as well as students' reactions to the course. We then report the results of a national survey comparing the course at our university to other courses offered in other education teacher preparation programs across the United States.
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