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TThe Crucial Link |
The Crucial Link is our newspaper. It is published 3 times annually in
October, January and April. It is disseminated to all VMSA members and to many
individuals and schools across the nation.
New for 2007 is the
online version of The Crucial Link. Use this link to
visit The Crucial Link online.
The Crucial Link contains news about state and national middle
school issues and happenings, editorials, opinion columns, research abstracts,
and sources of practical materials. Several articles submitted by middle school
educators and parents about school programs and educational practices appear in
each issue. You are invited to submit news articles about your school,
classroom, organization or conference. Photographs are especially welcomed.
Directions for News and Manuscript
Submissions
Short news articles of about 4 double-spaced pages maximum length
describing middle school programs and practices may be submitted for
publication consideration. References and tables should follow publication
guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association (APA
Guidelines--available in most bookstores). Please submit your article as an
attachment in Word via e-mail (either Mac or Windows format...preferably Mac)
or mail your article in typed hard copy form. Photographs are welcomed.
Publication deadlines for upcoming 2006-2007 issues are: September 15, 2006
(Fall Issue); December 15, 2006 (Winter Issue); March 20, 2007 (Spring Issue.)
The Crucial Link Editor is an open
position. Direct communication to Gwen
Griffith or Karen Poindexter for
more information.
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