Results
Research Reports
New Report: Writing Project Professional Development Continues to Yield Gains in Student Writing Achievement
NWP's latest research results demonstrate that professional development programs designed and delivered by NWP sites have a positive effect on the writing achievement of students across grade levels, schools, and contexts. More ›
Composing Literacy Leadership in Professional Development: New Meanings of Practice and Process
This paper presents illustrations drawn from leaders in three educational settings, concluding that the leaders' deep knowledge and strategic practice—nurtured by the NWP—created effective literacy practice in "followers" and inspired new learning. More ›
NWP's Reach
Understanding the National Writing Project
This slide presentation aims to sharpen understanding of what the NWP is, how it serves the nation's teachers, and why federal funding for it should continue. 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 ›