Because writing matters :  improving student writing in our schools / 
National Writing Project and Carl Nagin. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - San Francisco :  Jossey-Bass,  2003. 
 - xii, 138 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - The Jossey-Bass education series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-124) and index. 
<br/><br/>Why writing matters -- Improving student writing: challenges and expectations -- Learning to write -- Writing to learn -- Professional development -- Standards and assessments for writing -- What administrators can do to create effective writing programs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978087965624 (hbk) 0787965626 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002155027 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.623044  / NAT