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Have You Heard of the Homeschool Buyers Co-op?

Me neither. But once I read this email that was sent by Maria Miller of Math Mammoth (a resource that I love, by the way!) I was very impressed. I've already made my curriculum choices for this year, but I will definitely be giving this a look next year. I hope this helps you if you're still on the fence for next year. J The email from Maria is below: We came across a useful resource recently and thought we would reach out to Brett Walter, the founder, to learn more about the Homeschool Buyers Co-op . Maria: Welcome, Brett. Please tell us about the Homeschool Buyers Co-op and how it helps homeschoolers. Brett: Sure. The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is the world's largest purchasing cooperative for homeschooling families. In a nutshell, what we do is use our members' collective purchasing power to get volume discounts on high-quality curriculum from educational publishers. Maria: What a neat idea! Does it cost anything to join? Brett: No, membership is absolutely FREE ...

Public Service Announcement: Write at Home Site

Just in from the front -- homefront that is. There's a new writing site available to homeschooled children. I've copied Melissa's original email announcing her site in its entirety. I look forward to reading the submissions from those homeschooled children out there! :-) "Hi everyone,I've started an online literary journal just for homeschool students. Write at Home will be published monthly on-line at www.writeathome.org . We are currently looking for submissions of poetry, short stories, and artwork from homeschool students across the country (the world actually).I'm looking to launch the first issue in January of 2008.While we will not be able to publish all submissions, everyone who submitswill receive a response. Please visit www.writeathome.org/submissions for submissions guidelines.Feel free to forward this email to other lists that you may be on. If you have any questions, please email me off-list at mvanbaast@austin. rr.com . Regards,Melissa Van Baa...