If you have noticed that I have not posted around lately, that would be because I am finishing up the second edition of my Complete Guide to Online High Schools. Should be done in about a week and I will let you all know when that momentous occasion happens.

Some interesting changes in the book this time around, mostly due to the larger number of online high schools. I truly look forward to it being done. One distinct advantage this time around is that I have done it the right way. Each and every school is now in a Microsoft Access database. This will make keeping track of all of them that much easier.

Soon.

Yes, you’re right. It is impossible to determine which is the best online high school. That being said, I expound on the issue over at my blog on BestOnlineHighSchools.com

A short while back, I mentioned an “Amazingly Secret Web Project.” Today if you go over to Best Online High Schools, you will discover that a brand-new design went live last night. It is my hope that it provides a better resource for the online high schools community.

It also provides what I hope is a better format on the back-end for me to use. The previous design was done in Joomla and ultimately it did not work as I would wish. This new design is actually a WordPress theme and was designed by my regular developer, Bob Martin.

To say I am pleased with how it turned out would be an understatement.

What? Part 1? You mean there’s more?

Yes. Yes, there is, but you will need to be patient.

You may recall that I mentioned a large website project currently underway. While there is still some branding to be done, the websites are all in place and you can see them below. There is still much work to be done, but, as you can see, there are fifty brand-new websites specifically tied to the individual states. Given my work on the Best Online High Schools site and elsewhere, these are not sites that will be updated on a daily basis. I would like to be able to add something on a weekly basis, though.

I mentioned branding. Currently under development is a WordPress theme that is similar to the parent website. When that is done, then that will get uploaded to each of those sites. If you have worked with WordPress, you know that is actually a relatively simple task.

The URLs all look like <statename>onlinehighschools.com. Also, there are a few more coming, but they will have to wait.

The thinking behind this effort is to create a larger footprint in this niche of online high schools, but to also give folks a place to have information about their schools and the programs they have created. I will put up news and videos and such.

So, without further ado, here are the websites:

Alabama  Alaska  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado Connecticut Delaware  Florida  Georgia  Hawaii  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Iowa  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisiana  Maine  Maryland  Massachusetts  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York  North Carolina  North Dakota  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvania  Rhode Island  South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Vermont  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming

I have a new article on K-12 online learning up over at Associated Content. Earn your high school diploma online is a good, general introduction to the topic. Worth a read if you are just taking a first look at the subject.