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( Site Updates from 08/06/07-08/12/07)
Notes from the Editor:

*ATTENTION! As of 8/10/06 at 10am our email server is back to working. We experienced problems at 3pm Monday 08/06/07. This problem has been resolved. If you need to contact K12 Academics you should be able to do so now with no problems. I apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience in the matter.*

I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer. This summer has been especially busy one for the website. You can expect a lot of great changes in the coming year. I hope to have a more professional design in 2008 complete with search engine capabilities and .ASP servers which educators can post information and lesson plans.

K12 Academics on Myspace!
To go along with the theme of online networking that so many politicans and businesses have now turned to, K12 Academics has created a Myspace page. If you request friendship you will be updated with Weekly Bulletins of website updates much like this newsletter, Videos of profile listings, Blogs on upcoming directories and projects, and a large network of teachers, administrators, school personnel and PTA chapter members who will add K12 Academics to their friends network
K12 Academics Myspace Page

K12 Academics on Youtube!
For those who register for profiles in our various directories we offer them the abilitiy to have a video in their listing. We are the only place online that allows this feature for profile listings.
K12 Academics Youtube Page

Clinical Studies:
K12 Academics will be posting a ton of Clinical studies from various Health Care Facilities, Government Agencies, Universities, Hospitals, etc. within the next year. Be sure to be on watch for them!

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New National Directories:
There will be numerous Private School Directories coming in the next few months. By next fall K12 Academics should have directories for every school type in the country. Coming soon: Episcopal, Baptist Schools, Catholic & Jewish Schools.

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New Disorder Information Topics:
New topics for disorders and disabilities will be included within the next few weeks. Topics include: Deletion 22q13/ Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Diabetes, Schizophrenia. The section on Phelan-McDermind Syndrome will be written by Katy Phelan of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network in Maryville, TB. Katy discovered this rare genetic anomaly in May of 1988.

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Other Site News:
K12 Academics is working towards creating a Lesson Plan database. Anybody can post a lesson plan. It will be organized according to grade and topic.

The Lesson plan database will coincide with our detailed education subject topics. Subjects will include: Agricultural, Art, Bilingual, Chemistry, Environmental, Health, History, Language, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts, Physics, Reading, Religion, Science, Sex Ed.

I have been working on creating a National Job database. I have established working relationships with almost every Principal and Superintendent in the U.S. Majority of schools in the U.S. will be posting job openings this summer in the directory.

Job listings will be free of charge. If you wish to post a resume you must pay. It will be login only to grant access to the job database.

I am also proud to announce K12 Academics is within the top 100,000 web sites. We reached this plateau back in March. Our ranking was 85,015. Currently our U.S. ranking is 107,127

In 2008 I will be starting the K12 Academics Foundation. This National Foundation will be donating money to each State Education Department Bureau for Inner City Education.

New Site Listings

New Afterschool Program Listings: 3 Listings
Directory going live 10/01/07

Girl Scouts of Spar and Spindle Council
Massachusetts

Inside Out Community Arts
California

Kids Klub
Minnesota

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New College/University Listings: 2 Listings

Randolph College
Virginia

The University of Iowa
Iowa

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New Boarding School Listing: 1 Listing

Darrow School
New York

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New Support Service Listing: 1 Listing

Peer2Peer Tutors
Maryland, New York, Virginia

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New Catholic School Listing: 1 Listing
Directory going live 08/20/07

St. Joseph Central Catholic High School
Connecticut

College and University (Live as of 08/06/07)

The Montessori Schools directory has gone live on the website as of 08/065/07. It features profiles for Colleges and Universities for students looking towards Higher Education. The directory will coincide with the College Consultant & SAT Prep Course Directories.

National College and University Directory: 3207 Schools

Alabama (69) | Alaska (9) | Arizona (54) |
Arkansas (47) | California (286) | Colorado (63) | Connecticut (40) | Delaware (7) | Florida (117) |
Georgia (92) | Hawaii (18) | Idaho (12) | Illinois (13) | Indiana (60) | Iowa (61) | Kansas (50) | Kentucky (53) | Louisiana (47) | Maine (30) | Maryland (53) |
Massachusetts (98) | Michigan (82) | Minnesota (83) | Mississippi (39) | Missouri (90) | Montana (21) |
Nebraska (36) | Nevada (16) | New Hampshire (24) | New Jersey (50) | New Mexico (29) | New York (214) | North Carolina (120) | North Dakota (20) | Ohio (149) | Oklahoma (46) | Oregon (45) | Pennsylvania (207) | Rhode Island (13) | South Carolina (57) |
South Dakota (21) | Tennessee (76) | Texas (171) |
Utah (18) | Vermont (21) | Virginia (87) |
Washington (65) | Washington(DC ) (12) |
West Virginia (35) | Wisconsin (71) | Wyoming (10) |

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Help Wanted!
If you are interested in writing an article on anything education or disability related contacts columns@k12academics.com

If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

If interested in writing a blog. I am also looking for video blogs from youtube.
contact: blog@k12academics.com

If interested in posting a Clinicial Study
contact: studygroup@k12academics.com

I am looking for all the help I can get to reach the potential I believe this web site can attain. Since it is just myself managing, marketing and maintaining the site any additional help is always appreciated.

BE SURE TO TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW ABOUT K12 ACADEMICS AND WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS! THANK YOU!

Cheers!
Chris Glavin
K12academics.com
Huddelson, LLC

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If you would like to post an advertisement please contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

Coming Soon! / Help Wanted!

National Catholic School Directory: 08/20/07

Featuring: Catholic Schools in the U.S.

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National Episcopal School Directory: 09/03/07

Featuring: Day, Boarding, Day & Boarding, Male, Female, Co-ed, Mixed PreK-12th Grade Episcopal Schools in the U.S.

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National Jewish School Directory 9/17/07

Featuring: Private Jewish Institutions in the United States

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National After School Program Directory 10/01/07

Featuring: After School Programs, Child Care Centers, Athletic Programs, Martial Arts Schools, Music Programs

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National S.A.T. Prep Course/Tutor Directory 10/15/07

Featuring: Prep Course Programs & Centers in the U.S.

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National Radio Directory for Education and Disabilities

AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio Shows for topics in Education and Disabilities

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National Financial Aid Directory

Featuring: Grants, Scholarships, Loans & Financial Aid for K-12 Students.

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National School District Directory

Profile information includes: Board of Directors, Mission Statement, Accreditation & Recognition, District Characteristics
Schools Municipalities, History, Notable Alumni, Other Facilities
Athletics, Consolidation, Curriculum, Belief Statements
Organization Goals, Scholastic Performance, Future Development Plans, Academics, Extracurricular Programs, Failing Schools
Vision Statement, Delay/Closing Information, A.P. Classes
Transportation, Libraries, Media (T.V. Radio) Shows, Awards & Recognition

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National P.T.A. Directory

Featuring: Profiles for Chapter P.T.A. Organizations

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Web sites Directory:
The web site directory will provide viewers of K12 Academics an in-depth location to find the best resources for numerous issues in education & disabilities.

Topics Include:
For Educators: Education Articles, Education Reform, Employment, Classroom Management, Instructional Design, Learning Skills, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips.

For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing.

For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education.

Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome.

Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing.