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K12 Academics Updates for August 21st-27th
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New Exhibit and Museum Listings:

Fowler Museum at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Liberty Hall Museum
Union, NJ

Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA

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New Support Services Listings:

The Enhancement Institute, Inc.
Houston, TX

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New Summer Camp Listings:

Construction Camps with LEGO & K'NEX
Sugar Grove, IL

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New Boarding School Listings: Going Live 09/11

Eagle Hill School
Hardwick, MA

High Mowing School
Wilton, NH

St. Bernard Preparatory School
Cullman, AL

The Webb School
Bell Buckle, TN

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Directory Information:

Going live on the site 9/11/06 will be another School Directory. This one will be devoted to institutions geared to students with Disabilities (Learning, Developmental, Neurological). Once again K12 Academics has set the standards with the most detailed directory on the internet.

National Learning Disability School Directory
(234 Listings)

Alabama (6) | Alaska (2) | Arizona (2) | Arkansas (0) |
California (16) | Colorado (4) | Connecticut (12) | Delaware (3) | Florida (15) | Georgia (16) | Hawaii (2) | Idaho (1) | Illinois (4) | Indiana (5) | Iowa (1) |
Kansas (1) | Kentucky (5) | Louisiana (2) | Maine (1) | Maryland (11) | Massachusetts (9) | Michigan (7) | Minnesota (3) | Mississippi (2) | Missouri (2) |
Montana (0) | Nebraska (0) | Nevada (0) |
New Hampshire (0) | New Jersey (9) | New Mexico (1) | New York (15) | North Carolina (6) | North Dakota (0) | Ohio (4) | Oklahoma (2) | Oregon (3) | Pennsylvania (8) | Rhode Island (2) | South Carolina (4) |
South Dakota (0) | Tennessee (1) | Texas (27) |
Utah (1) | Vermont (2) | Virginia (9) | Washington (4) | Washington(DC) (2) | West Virginia (0) | Wisconsin (2) | Wyoming (0) |

Coming Soon! / Help Wanted!

Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

High School Study Abroad Programs: Going Live 9/18/06
This will be an international directory for prospective students in grades 9-12 who wish to study abroad in another country. K12 Academics will be providing information for the various institutions who take part in these wonderful programs. For each country information will be provided for parents of prospective students.

Countries Include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

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.

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National Library Directory: Going Live 09/11/06
Provided will be in depth information on every library in the U.S. (i.e. education programs, events at the library, membership costs, etc.)

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

The K12 Academics Community Board will be going live in October.

News Directory detailing various news, conferences, public speakers, etc. from State & National Education & Disability Chapters throughout the U.S.

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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

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
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