NWP Press Room
Welcome to the National Writing Project Press Room, where you'll learn about news and events that make a difference to the teaching of writing and to student writing achievement in America's schools.
Teachers Head Back to School with New Tools to Teach Writing (August 16, 2010)
As the 3,300 teachers who attended National Writing Project (NWP) professional development institutes this summer start school this fall, they will be returning with new ideas to help students improve their writing. More ›
New York Teacher at the Center of Teaching in the Digital Age (August 27, 2010)
Joel Malley, a teacher-consultant with the Western New York Writing Project, was profiled for his teaching methods using digital media in Teachers Are the Center of Education: Writing, Learning and Leading in the Digital Age. More ›
Investing in the Improvement of Education: Lessons to be Learned from the National Writing Project
The authors argue that educational progress in the United States has been limited because improvement has been treated as "expenditure, not investment." The NWP, however, provides a model that creates a "robust, cost-efficient infrastructure for education improvement." More ›