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On February 1, the Obama Administration released its budget proposal. In that budget, the design for DOE funding has NWP consolidated with that of five other literacy programs, including our good colleagues at RIF, under a new competitive grants program aimed at improving literacy instruction. In order to secure the funding offered under this program, state education agencies would compete for funds, alone or in partnership with outside entities (such as a writing project site or an institution of higher education). Successful states would not be required to use the funds previously allocated to NWP to support of their writing projects or their professional development programs.
At the very least, this would mean zero direct funding for the National Writing Project and its national network of sites, and no funding possible for any local site in a state that chose not to compete or was unsuccessful in competing for this funding. There is no expectation that all states seeking funds for their local projects, no matter how successful they have been, would succeed. NWP has a highly successful national infrastructure that works to put the writing project experience within reach of every teacher. This infrastructure is put at risk by this funding strategy.
We need to contact our legislators this week, if possible, before the education budget is presented) to ask for their support for the NWP. As all of you know, the NWP network enables successful teachers in diverse communities across the country to collaborate with and learn from one another to improve student achievement. Our network serves all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands -- so each of your legislators has an interest in preserving your services for young people in your area. Write or call today to encourage your House Representatives to continue their support of direct funding to NWP!Kelsey Krausen is available by e-mail at kkrausen@nwp.org to answer your questions. Or, post questions and comments here in the ning by joining the discussion below.
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Contacting legislators about the President’s FY 2011 Budget Request...please join the discussion 8 Replies
As you may know, the federal budget for FY 2011 proposes to consolidate funding for NWP and five other programs named in a new literacy program called Effective Teaching and Learning: Literacy. This…
Started by Kelsey Krausen in Policy and current events. Last reply by Kelsey Krausen 1 day ago.
Readings for the Summer Institute 2 Replies
It's about that time...folks start putting together reading lists and orders for the summer institute. What are you thinking about for your summer institute? Do you have questions or suggestions? Th…
Tagged: summer_institute, reviews, reading_lists
Started by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl in Site Management. Last reply by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl Jan 12.
FAQs about NWP 2010 Spring Meeting 2 Replies
Please use this space to post questions about NWP's 2010 Spring Meeting. We also encourage you to share information about planning for the Spring Meeting that might be useful to your colleagues.
Tagged: spring_meeting
Started by Kelsey Krausen in FAQ discussions. Last reply by Kelsey Krausen Jan 9.
We're discussing the common standards...join us! 45 Replies
A set of common standards, including standards for ELA that include writing, were released in July for public comment at CoreStandards.org. In July, we opened this discussion thread for you to share…
Tagged: CCSSO, common_core, standards
Started by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl in Policy and current events. Last reply by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl Feb 7.
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