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Topic: Family Engagement

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Pittsburgh Public Schools Drives Huge Increases in Family Engagement

Pittsburgh Public Schools’ partnership with TalkingPoints began during the pandemic when communication home became challenging. Since then, real-time translated text messages and video captions continue to transform engagement and family relationships.

Why Universal Family Engagement Should Be a District-Wide Strategy

Bensalem Township School District and the TalkingPoints team discuss the power of the TalkingPoints platform in this webinar. Learn how the district secured funding, implemented the platform, and saw its impact on teachers, staff, and families.

TalkingPoints Leads to Higher Test Scores: 7 Additional Months of Learning

The findings in this causal study show interventions like TalkingPoints help close learning gaps and reduce absenteeism, with the greatest impact on traditionally underserved students.

How This Mounds View Public School Improved Attendance Reporting

School staff spent hours calling families of absent students every day, often with little to no response. With unexcused absences on the rise, Mounds View Public Schools transformed its attendance process using TalkingPoints’ text-based engagement—seeing immediate results.

Implementing Family Engagement Strategies in the Second Semester: Root Causes, Resources, and Relationships

Use first-semester data to strengthen family partnerships and improve student outcomes before the school year ends. This recorded edWebinar provides districts with actionable family engagement strategies to implement after winter break.

Engaging Families Leads to Student Academic Gains and Increased Attendance How TalkingPoints Improved Outcomes in a Large Urban School District

This study examines student-level data, including absenteeism rates, standards-based grades, and state standardized assessment scores, comparing schools that have adopted TalkingPoints with those that have not in a large U.S. urban school district.