Results
Research Reports
Research Shows Writing Improvement for Students of Writing Project Teachers
Results of nine studies in six states demonstrate positive effects on the writing achievement of students of writing project teachers across a range of grade levels, schools, and contexts. More ›
Teachers' Assessments Of Professional Development Quality, Value, and Benefits
This report by Inverness Research Inc. presents the results of seven years of data gathering in which teachers judged the quality of NWP professional development institutes and assessed the benefits they, and ultimately their students, gained from participation. More ›
NWP's Reach
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 ›
Investing in the NWP: The Creation of Educational Capital
The authors from Inverness Research argue that investment in NWP is not simply "expenditure." Rather, the NWP structure allows for the creation of varied forms of "educational capital" that contribute to the continuing improvement of writing in the nation's schools. More ›
An Evaluator's Perspective on the Importance of Federal Support of the National Writing Project
This presentation prepared by Inverness Research Inc. for the National Writing Project's April 2008 Spring Meeting explains, from an evaluator's perspective, why and how the NWP represents an important federal investment in the improvement of the nation's education system. More ›