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.
National Writing Project Wins Top Award for Website (June 16, 2008)
The National Writing Project (NWP) received the Gold EXCEL Award for the Editorial Content on its website (www.nwp.org) from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP). More ›
Writing Program Gives Kids a Creative Start (June 26, 2008)
The Aiken Standard
The Young Writers Camp put on by the Aiken Writing Project (South Carolina) stretches the limits of students' creativity.
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Rigorous comparative studies from five NWP sites (located in California, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, and New York) indicate positive effects on student writing based upon independent national scoring. More ›