• Customer Feedback - Essay Punch
• What's New - Solutions: Middle School
• eBay Education and Learning - Resource for Teachers
• Grants for US Educators

"The software is great. There are no glitches at all. We use it in our 'Recovery Program' in my classroom as a tutorial for remedial students," says a teacher at James Madison Middle School in Roanoke, VA, about Merit Software's Essay Punch. Prompts guide students step by step through the transition of writing paragraphs to creating complete short essays.

Essay Punch is a Media & Methods Magazine 2003 Awards Portfolio Winner.
For a complete software description or to try the downloadable evaluation version, go to:

http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/essay_punch

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What's New - Solutions: Middle School

Merit Software has created Solutions: Middle School, a selection of reading, writing and math software. Solutions: Middle School is designed to help advanced students enhance their knowledge and test-taking speed, while helping remedial students improve their fundamental skills and self-confidence.

Learn more at: http://www.meritsoftware.com/solutions/middle_school

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Looking for workbooks, videos, and other teaching supplies at a reasonable price?
The largest collection of affordable educational materials is probably at eBay.

Visit: http://www.ebay.com/Education_and_Learning

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Citigroup Foundation funds nonprofit educational organizations working with K-12 students in low-income communities. "Educating the Next Generation" grants support both early literacy development and technology-based curriculum resources. Unsolicited proposals will be considered, but should be submitted as early as possible in 2004.

For more information, click here:
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation

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