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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]