National Writing Project

Finding Your Voice: Advice For Young Writers From A Pulitzer Prize Winner

| Junot Díaz | Posted 01.05.2012

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Junot Díaz is the author of Drown and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the John Sargent, Sr., First Novel Prize; the National Book Cri...

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Not on Our Watch: Let's Ensure Funding for the National Writing Project

Bud Hunt | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: National Writing Project, Education Reform, Teaching, Writing, Learning, Department of Education, Colorado State University Writing Project, Fundraising, Education News
Bud Hunt

The National Writing Project believes in teachers and their agency at a time when almost no one else does.

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An Open Letter to Congressman Cory Gardner: Please Restore Funding for the National Writing Project

Bud Hunt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bud Hunt

The thing is, Congressman, you pulled the plug on a thoughtful investment in education. Killing an investment that is bearing good fruit is wasteful, sir. Maintaining that investment is prudent.

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Congress Decides Literacy is a Bridge to Nowhere

Joseph Kahne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph Kahne

How can we say with integrity that we want all students to have the core skills they need to succeed at the same time that we wipe out programs that provide powerful support for millions of children?

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Save the National Writing Project From the Federal Cutting Block

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop Budget Cuts, Education, National Writing Project, Budget Cuts, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Teachers, Teach for America, Teaching, Education News
Esther Wojcicki

Are we prioritizing education in this nation or not? Looks like not. We are prioritizing defense. As is usually the case, Congress and our policy makers have their priorities wrong.

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Dear President Obama: Save the National Writing Project

Heather Wolpert-Gawron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, National Writing Project, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Esea, Professional Development, K12, College and Career Readiness, Nwp, Education News
Heather Wolpert-Gawron

Every summer, in many cities in the United States, small cohorts of teachers, representing every grade level from Pre-K through college, gather to learn from the best educators in the world.

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Why America's Teens Are Worried

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Google, National Writing Project, Education, Early Voting, Letters to Next President, Barack Obama, Video, Healthy Living News
Esther Wojcicki

Thousands of students across the nation have spent time in the classroom thinking about this country's political and social issues and then writing their ideas down in the Letters to the Next President.

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What Do Future Voters Think about the Presidential Candidates?

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Elections, National Writing Project, Education, School Opening, Writing, Barack Obama Joe Biden, Obama, Schools, Teachers, Healthy Living News
Esther Wojcicki

Tthe National Writing Project together with Google Docs is sponsoring a program called Letters to Our Next President, to encourage young Americans to write to the candidates.

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