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( Site Updates from 09/17-09/23/07)
Notes from the Editor:

New National School Directory!
The National Jewish School Directory has gone live on the website as of 09/017/07. The next directory set to go live is the National Christian School Directory on 10/15/07.

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Welcome back!
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.

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New Articles
The summer months are the slowest for this site, as most educators are off for the summer and enjoying their time off. I did not feel it necessary to keep the articles page updated. We currently have 30-40 articles on hold for next month. Starting September you can expect a daily article on the website pertaining to various topics in education and disabilities

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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 videos featured in profile listings.
K12 Academics Youtube Page

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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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Health Centers:
We are in the process of creating a National Database of Hospitals & Health Centers with Departments dedicated to researching & helping children with disabilities and disorders.

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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: Christian, Charter Schools, Independent, Therapeutic

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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:

Lesson Plans
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.

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National Job Database
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.

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Website Ranking
I am also proud to announce K12 Academics is within the top 100,000 web sites. We reached this plateau back in March. Our best ranking being 85,015. Currently our U.S. ranking is 194,119 as of 09/16/07

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K12 Academics Foundation
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 After School Program Listings: 9 Listings
Directory going live 11/12/07

Brattleboro School of Budo
Vermont

Farmington Family YMCA
Michigan

Girl Scouts of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Inc.
Pennsylvania

Girl Scouts - Spanish Trails Council
California

Huntington Theatre Company
Massachusetts

Ryukyu Shorinji Ru Renmei
Pennsylvania

Somerset Valley YMCA
New Jersey

"STARS" After School Program
Massachusetts

The Urban Farm at Sapeton
Colorado

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New Boarding School Listings: 2 Listing

Kent School
Connecticut

TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas
Texas

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New Episcopal School Listings: 2 Listings

Kent School
Connecticut

TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas
Texas

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New Camp Listings: 2 Listings

Children's Fairyland
California

KenMont and KenWood Camps
Connecticut

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New College & University Listings: 2 Listings

Baptist Bible College
Pennsylvania

DigiPen Institute of Technology
Oregon

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New Exhibit Listings: 2 Listings

American Independence Museum
New Hampshire

Blanden Memorial Art Museum
Louisiana

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New Catholic School Listing: 1 Listing

Central Catholic High School
Texas

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New Support Services Listing: 1 Listing

All Level Tutoring
New Jersey, New York

Jewish School Directory (Live as of 09/16/07)

Featuring: Private Jewish Institutions in the United States.

National Jewish School Directory: 355 Schools

Alabama (2) | Alaska | Arizona (3) | Arkansas (3) |
California (41) | Colorado (10) | Connecticut (9) | Delaware | Florida (24) | Georgia (3) | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois (21) | Indiana | Iowa (4) | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana (2) | Maine (1) | Maryland (24) | Massachusetts (23) | Michigan (9) | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri (12) | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada (6) | New Hampshire (7) | New Jersey |
New Mexico | New York | North Carolina (8) |
North Dakota | Ohio (53) | Oklahoma | Oregon |
Pennsylvania (33) | Rhode Island (13) |
South Carolina (5) | South Dakota | Tennessee (4) | Texas (11) | Utah (3) | Vermont (1) | Virginia (7) | Washington (4) | Washington(DC ) (2) | West Virginia | Wisconsin (7) | Wyoming |

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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 Christian School Directory 10/15/07

Featuring: Christian Schools in the United States

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National Charter School Directory 10/29/07

Featuring: Public Funded Charter Schools in the United States

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National After School Program Directory 11/12/07

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

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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.