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K12 Academics Updates for August 28th-September 3th
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New Exhibit and Museum Listings: 17 New Listings

Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum
Phoenix, AZ

Biggs Museum of American Art
Dover, DE

Centennial Heritage Museum
Santa Ana, CA

Florida International Museum
St. Petersburg, FL

Folsom History Museum & Interpetive Area
Folsom, CA

Greensboro Historical Museum
Greensboro, NC

Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Mobile, AL

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI

Indiana Medical History Museum
Indianapolis, IN

Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard
Wilmington, DE

Monroe County Heritage Museum
Monroeville, AL

Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs, CA

Parks at Chehaw
Albany, GA

San Diego Junior Theatre
San Diego, CA

San Jacinto Museum of History
La Porte, TX

St. Marys Submarine Museum
St. Mary's, GA

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

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New Support Services Listings: 3 New Listings

EBL Coaching
New York , NY

Virginia Reiss Associates
Larkspur, CA

Youth Group Advocates
Freehold, NJ

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New Summer Camp Listings: 6 New Listings

Catalina Sea Camp
Claremont, CA

Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School
Brevard, NC

Sea Camp Expeditions
Long Beach, CA

SeaTrek BVI
Nationwide

Tri-State Christian Camp
Port Jervis, NY

Woodcrest Retreat
Ephrata, PA

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New Library Listing: 1 New Listing
Going Live 9/25

East Palestine Memorial Public Library
East Palestine, OH

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New Boarding School Listings: 3 New Listings
Going Live 09/11

Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Waltham, MA

Cotter Schools
Winona, MN

Eagle Hill School
Hardwick, MA

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Resource Information:

Information on The No Child Left Behind Act was included in the U.S. Federal Education legislation section of the website. Information on the act includes Background, Major Provisions, Claims made in Favor of the Act and Claims made in opposition of the Act.

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!
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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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