Local Site Research Initiative in Action
Summary Report of National Results: Cohort III (2005-2006)
Four NWP sites conducted independent, rigorous comparative studies examining the impact of their professional development programs for teachers. Results demonstrate that the writing improvement of students taught by NWP-participating teachers exceeded that of students in classes whose teachers were not participants. This report summarizes these studies and identifies important learnings that derive from them. More ›
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Local Site Research Initiative Cohorts II and III (2004–2005, 2005–2006)
This growing national portfolio of locally defined research projects studies the impact of the writing project model on teachers and students in a range of contexts, all featuring intensive professional development partnerships between NWP sites and schools or districts. More ›
Summary Report of National Research Results: Cohort II (2004-2005)
Rigorous comparative studies from five NWP sites indicate positive effects on student writing based upon independent national scoring. More ›