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Update on FY2014 SEED Dear Colleague Letters Added by Bob Jobin on May 15, 2013 at 8:52am The SEED Dear Colleague Letters for FY2014 have now closed in both the US House and Senate. ... read more	6 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Investing in Students, Honoring Families Added by Kimberly Pavlock on Nov 14, 2012 at 5:46pm Join us for a conversation about how Writing Project sites engage students, families, and the community in literacy learning. The workshop will begin... read more	74 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Automated Essay Evaluation Site Leader Calls: UPDATE Added by Linda Friedrich on Mar 5, 2013 at 2:03pm Approximately 35 site leaders joined calls on February 20 and 26, 2013 for conversations about automated scoring.... read more	76 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Small, Rural School Achievement Program _ Grant Opportunity Added by Joye Alberts on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:17am NWP Sites serving rural schools might want to take a look at this funding opportunity available to local educational agencies (LEAs) through the... read more	94 Views	2 comments	Added by Joye Alberts on Apr 4, 2013 at 5:34am Hopefully, the link is fixed. Try this one or pasting into your browser http://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html. Let me know if it does... read more
The Afterschool Alliance's Upcoming Celebration "Lights on Afterschool” Added by Bob Jobin on Oct 5, 2012 at 12:43pm Building on our successful collaboration on the briefing last month on Capitol Hill, the Afterschool Alliance wants to share the news about their upc... read more	102 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
See how you and your site can participate in NWP's AWC scoring conference next summer Added by Sherry Swain on Sep 8, 2012 at 10:20am NWP will hold a National Scoring Conference August 13 - 17 in Chicago to score papers from the SEED II grant programs. These papers will repres... read more	113 Views	1 comment	Added by Dixie Keyes on Sep 27, 2012 at 3:19pm Hi Sherry-- I cannot find the survey discussed in the phone call. I have not received a follow up email, and I have two TC's who would be perfect fo... read more
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Oct 2, 2011 at 3:12pm As October begins, the pace of fall events in the NWP network is picking up. Here’s an update: Summer Institute Survey Data on the way &n... read more	116 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Blog about your annual meeting plans Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 13, 2011 at 10:14am needs text ... read more	116 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
NWP Joins Nearly 3,000 Organizations to Urge Balanced Approach to Federal Budget Added by Bob Jobin on Jul 13, 2012 at 12:51pm As reported by EdWeek's Politics K-12 blog post yesterday, NWP joined a coalition of nearly 3,000 organizations in sending a letter to lawmakers... read more	126 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Great advice about case statements from Ross & Segal Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jun 15, 2012 at 3:02pm What Is a Case Statement? Every fundraising campaign has the Case Statement at its center.... read more	126 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
New Resource: NWP Advocacy Calendar Added by Bob Jobin on Oct 1, 2012 at 2:06pm As the new school year and site year begin, we’d like to pass along a handy new guide to year-long outreach and engagement at your site. ... read more	127 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Professionals Against Machine Scoring Of Student Essays In High-Stakes Assessment Added by Joye Alberts on Mar 20, 2013 at 12:26pm You may have seen the Professionals Again Machine Scoring of Student Essays in High-Stakes Assessment petition. Here is a link to the petition a... read more	128 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Department of Education Wants To Hear From You! Added by Bob Jobin on May 17, 2012 at 11:55am Recently, the 16 Teacher Ambassador Fellows, who serve for one year at the US Dept of Education, share expertise, and collaborate with policymak... read more	128 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Feb 27, 2012 at 2:46pm Hi all, ... read more	129 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Teachers Teaching Teachers Added by Ben Bates on Oct 18, 2012 at 3:34pm When I talk about my career I tell people that I never wanted to be a teacher but I’ve been teaching for almost 25 years now. I usually add tha... read more	132 Views	1 comment	Added by Tom McKenna on Oct 18, 2012 at 3:47pm Great to hear you voice in this piece, Ben. I especially appreciate your observation, " Classrooms are dynamic, protean, unpredictable, wonderfu... read more
Fundraising Stories from 3 sites Added by Joye Alberts on May 22, 2012 at 4:36pm The May 23, 2012 broadcast of NWP Radio will focus on fundraising and support strategies for local writing project site leaders.... read more	133 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend Update Added by NWP Updates on Mar 26, 2012 at 10:58am The pace is fast and furious at the NWP, so this weekend round-up will cover a lot of ground quickly. ... read more	134 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update returns Added by NWP Updates on Oct 24, 2011 at 2:54pm Dear all, The NWP network is continuing along at its usual frenetic pace. But rather than a long list of updates this week, I’d like to pass a... read more	135 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Nice model for local press coverage—with a fundraising angle! Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:13am This newspaper article about the ECU Writing Project's summer camps for youth showed up in my Google alerts. I thought it was both a nice example of ... read more	137 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Sep 25, 2011 at 3:26pm Busy weeks for NWP; busy weeks for Congress too. ... read more	138 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Department of Education Announces Winners of New Race to the Top District Competition Added by Bob Jobin on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:27am On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced the sixteen winners of the $400 million Race to the Top district competition: ... read more	140 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update: Updates on NDOW Added by NWP Updates on Oct 12, 2011 at 3:10pm Colleagues, Here I am, coming to you with the Friday Loop/Weekend Update in the middle of the week. Clearly nothing is sacred. Here are your u... read more	141 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Final SEED Dear Colleague Letters Added by Bob Jobin on Apr 3, 2012 at 12:05pm The SEED Dear Colleague Letters in both the Senate and US House have now closed. For those in D.C. for the Spring Meeting, it was wonderful t... read more	141 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Partnership opportunities with libraries Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Dec 1, 2011 at 12:54pm There are wonderful opportunities and funding streams opening up for libraries, particularly as they might partner with communities for innovative pr... read more	143 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
eCampaign Donations to Sites Coming Soon! Added by Caroline Griswold on Jan 31, 2012 at 1:20pm To date 29 Writing Project sites have received donations through the Fall 2011 eCampaign. In early February checks and donor reports will be mailed... read more	143 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.