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 […]
Racing to scale during a pandemic
Written by TalkingPoints Tripling the reach of one’s service in just four months — from 500,000 to 1.5 Million — would be impressive and rewarding for anyone. But for TalkingPoints, […]
Celebrating 5 years of impact with TalkingPoints
Written by TalkingPoints This month we celebrate five years of driving family engagement to improve educational outcomes for some of our country’s most vulnerable students. We are so grateful for […]
Teacher spotlight: How TalkingPoints facilitates family engagement and student success during Distance Learning
Meet Jennifer Jennifer McGraner is a junior high English Learner teacher in Pickerington School District in Pickerington, Ohio. Pickerington Schools is a diverse district with over 500 ELs speaking more […]
Engaging families across languages during remote learning: Translating challenges into success at Academy of World Languages (AWL)
Across the country, families and educators alike faced an abrupt and challenging transition to remote learning this past school year. The staff at Academy of World Languages (AWL), a magnet […]
The threat of summer slide and teacher tips on helping families prevent it
Summer break can be a time of fun and relaxation for students, families and teachers. But it can also undo months of learning and academic achievement, and leave students behind at the beginning of the new school year.
Family engagement 2020: Silver linings and lessons learned
Written by TalkingPoints Much has been written about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. Stay-at-home orders and the shift to distance learning exposed and exacerbated existing inequities, challenged […]