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 […]
EdTech leader delivers powerful TED Talk on the role of families in school
TalkingPoints’ Heejae Lim was one of 20 change-makers — and the only education leader — selected through the TED Fellows Program San Francisco, California (August 30, 2022) — Today, TalkingPoints, […]
Educators and families: Close this education gap and ensure better student learning
Written by TalkingPoints New research finds a gap between the information educators and families need from one another to build strong school-family connections — a critical finding since family engagement […]
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 […]
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 […]