Reach and communicate: Maximizing back-to-school family engagement
Why back-to-school is the best time for family engagement Written by Kate Pechacek Back-to-school season is a unique moment when families and educators are completely in sync: both hopeful, both […]
What is equitable family engagement?
Written by Paige DeLozier It’s a well known fact that the more families are involved in their students’ studies, the better the students perform. But in a time where “equity” […]
WATCH: The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools
Written by TalkingPoints More than 550,000 people have already viewed the TED Talk delivered by our CEO Heejae Lim, entitled “The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools,” on how […]
EdTech leader delivers powerful TED Talk on the role of families in school
TalkingPoints’ Heejae Lim was one of 20 change-makers — and the only education leader — selected through the TED Fellows Program San Francisco, California (August 30, 2022) — Today, TalkingPoints, […]
Educators and families: Close this education gap and ensure better student learning
Written by TalkingPoints New research finds a gap between the information educators and families need from one another to build strong school-family connections — a critical finding since family engagement […]
The Wall Street Journal asks: “Why do schools send so many emails?”
Written by Heather Dooley In this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, family and technology columnist Julie Jargon asks: “Why do schools send so many emails?” Her response (and ours) is that […]
Why family engagement matters and four ways to build the family-school connection
Written by Paige DeLozier Families can be one of the greatest untapped assets schools have to support students and send student success soaring—if only everyone knew this secret and […]