“Stop the Drop” in K-12 enrollment: 3 steps to improve enrollment with the stories families tell
Written by Kate Pechacek When districts talk about enrollment, the conversation often turns quickly to numbers: projections, cohorts, competition, and funding formulas. But enrollment doesn’t begin on a spreadsheet, and […]
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 […]
Expanded roles and permissions increase effective, equitable family engagement
Written by Paige DeLozier TalkingPoints is just for classroom teachers, right? Wrong! TalkingPoints can actually be used by so many other people in roles across the school building—or even the […]
TalkingPoints expands platform to full learning and well-being teams to increase effective, equitable family engagement
Nurses, counselors, bus drivers and other critical staff can connect directly with families through TalkingPoints platform, increasing family engagement Written by TalkingPoints San Francisco, California (January 26, 2022) — TalkingPoints, […]
Elevating family voices in the classroom
Written by TalkingPoints Educational theorist Vygotsky saw learning as a social act, where the dialogue between teachers and students creates knowledge. People learn best through interactions with others, and then […]