education policy

AUTHOR: Monica Avila
FROM THE BLOG: Central Arizona Writing Project teacher-consultant Monica Avila shares her experience representing her Writing Project site in meetings with congressional staffers at the NWP Spring Meeting, covering her preparations, meeting strategies, and follow-up approach.

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AUTHOR: Tom Fox
FROM THE BLOG: With the thriving matsutake mushroom as a metaphor, Tom Fox reflects on the process of scaling up programs without imposing uniform ideas, and the risks and changes to take and make in the process.

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FROM THE BLOG: We invite interested educators and NWP teacher leaders to comment on any of the priorities that spark your interest and may benefit from your knowledge, experience, or viewpoint. Open comment periods are a great mechanism for citizen advocacy and allow the Department to take into account public support and/or concern before implementing regulations.

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