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 […]
AAPI communities & family engagement
Written by TalkingPoints In case you missed it, we wanted to share this Chicago Tribune OpEd about the importance of family engagement, especially with regard to Asian American and Pacific […]
Growing recognition of family engagement’s role in student success… and of TalkingPoints
Photo by Ryan Lash, TED, 2022. Written by TalkingPoints The movement to strengthen family-school connections is rapidly gaining momentum across the country. Don’t take our word for it. In a […]
TalkingPoints receives major gift from The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) to increase family engagement with AAPI communities
Written by TalkingPoints TAAF Grants $1 Million to TalkingPoints to Better Serve the Country’s 2.7 Million AAPI Students and their Families Read the op-ed in The Chicago Tribune: “We […]
Utilizing ESSER and ESSA (including Title I and III) funds for family engagement
Written by TalkingPoints As year-end funding and strategy decisions progress in schools around the country, administrators and decision-makers are tasked with finding impactful options for their federal ESSER and ESSA […]
TalkingPoints receives transformational gift from MacKenzie Scott
Written by TalkingPoints San Francisco, California, March, 24, 2022 — TalkingPoints, a nonprofit dedicated to removing systemic barriers to family engagement in education, today announced it has received a $10 […]
TalkingPoints CEO selected as a TED fellow
Heejae Lim is the sole education leader selected to present at TED2022 Written by TalkingPoints San Francisco,California (February 22, 2022) — Today, TalkingPoints, a nonprofit working to remove systemic barriers […]