NWP's Reach

NWP sites conducted 7,288 programs in 2005. Read the reports below for more details about the breadth and depth of professional development writing projects provide across the nation.

An Evaluator's Perspective on the Importance of Federal Support of the National Writing Project (2008)
This presentation prepared by Inverness Research for the National Writing Project's April 2008 Spring Meeting explains, from an evaluator's perspective, why and how NWP represents an important federal investment in the improvement of the nation's education system. More ›

Small Federal Investment Leads to Large-Scale Improvements (2007)
Inverness Research Associates' PowerPoint presentation from the 2007 NWP Spring Meeting demonstrates how a relatively small federal investment in the NWP infrastructure leads to large-scale improvements in student writing. More ›

Living in the Age of Accountability (2006)
Researcher Laura Stokes used this slideshow at the 2006 NWP Annual Meeting to demonstrate NWP's effectiveness and reach. More ›

The Case for the National Writing Project: An Evaluator's Perspective (PDF) (2005)
This is a presentation that Mark St. John, Judy Hirabayashi and Laura Stokes of Inverness Research Associates prepared for the National Writing Project's April 2005 Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. More ›

The NWP as a National Infrastructure (PDF) (2005)
The NWP is "not just another project," but operates as a national professional development infrastructure, Laura Stokes of Inverness Research Associates said at NWP's 2005 Annual Meeting. Just as roads, electrical systems, and communications networks form the nation's infrastructure, the NWP provides a broad access to services and functions on a national scale. More ›