What is the Nebraska Writing Project?
The Nebraska Writing Project (NeWP) is a network of educators, kindergarten through college, committed to the teaching of writing across disciplines and communities. We are a site of the National Writing Project, the largest organization in the US devoted to writing education.
We offer professional development, graduate classes, youth writing camps, writing workshops for community members, teacher leadership initiatives, writing events in national parks, and more—our programs are designed and facilitated by teachers themselves. Come join a community of educators passionate about how writing can enable learning, innovation, and change.
Beliefs
- The best teachers of writing are writers themselves.
- Teachers provide the best instruction for other teachers.
- Anyone, no matter their ability level, can improve their writing in a supportive context with other practicing writers.
- True school reform comes through democratic partnerships across grade levels.
- Teachers, students and communities benefit when teachers form networks with other teachers and draw on collective expertise.
Funding
To offer its programs, the Nebraska Writing Project requires a yearly budget of over $140,000. The bulk of this budget comes from local and national grants received for specific projects, most of which require matching funds.
Major donors have included:
- National Writing Project federal funds
- Hillegas Charitable Fund
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Humanities Nebraska
- Nebraska's Coordinating Commission on Postsecondary Education
- School at the Center
- Rural Voices, Country Schools
- United States Department of Education, Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant
- Spencer Foundation
- Educate America Act
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Upcoming Events
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