Teacher Spotlight: Carving out Student Success with Sam Haven
Written by Paige DeLozier With eleven years of teaching experience in Aurora, Colorado, Sam Haven has had the privilege of instructing a diverse population of students across a wide […]
TalkingPoints expands languages offered in family-school partnership platform
This year, TalkingPoints added 20 new languages to its family-school partnership platform, which can support more families and schools in building strong partnerships that can lead to improved attendance, course […]
New causal research study shows TalkingPoints improves student outcomes
Research shows the family engagement tool increased academic achievement and attendance for students overall and for Black students, Latino students, students with disabilities and English language learners in a large […]
Higher scores, lower absenteeism: Read the research
By Kevin Fosnacht, Ph.D. As our CEO and Founder Heejae Lim recently said in her TED Talk: “A parent is a child’s first teacher and children spend 80% of […]
5 Examples of Family Engagement
As a professional in the education industry, you’ve probably heard this phrase before: “The key to successful students is the relationship between teachers and the students and their families.” Maybe […]
What Is Equitable Family Engagement?
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” is a buzzword in […]
WATCH: The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools
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 with the right […]