The Truth About Writing Education in America: Let’s Write, Make Things Right

Equal access to quality writing education has been a longstanding challenge in the United States and not enough has been done to move the field forward in recent years. In this report, we at 826 National aim to bring writing education to the forefront of public, policy, and funding conversations by examining its current state and issuing a call to action to the field. In the summer and fall of 2020, we interviewed 19 writing education experts, including authors, researchers, and educators, about the current state of writing education in the United States. We distill their reflections on the benefits, challenges, and inequities of writing education, and then draw on those reflections to outline recommendations for the field. Learn more: https://826national.org/research/ 826 Digital: https://826digital.com Take the National Teacher Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX9i7u_FBqET9CVq4hwAJqBkpWpwySvGjORqaVP9f1bTF72g/viewform Next Steps and Take Home Google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/10SvcfWxLzGhtqppGztb8jig7-ZYlKghD