Educators and families: Close this education gap and ensure better student learning
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 translates to better […]
Growing Recognition of Family Engagement’s Role in Student Success… and of TalkingPoints
Photo by Ryan Lash, TED, 2022. The movement to strengthen family-school connections is rapidly gaining momentum across the country. Don’t take our word for it. In a major address delivered […]
TalkingPoints receives transformational gift from MacKenzie Scott
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 million gift from […]
TalkingPoints CEO Selected as a TED Fellow
Heejae Lim is the sole education leader selected to present at TED2022 San Francisco,California (February 22, 2022) — Today, TalkingPoints, a nonprofit working to remove systemic barriers to family engagement, […]
Expanded Roles and Permissions Increase Effective, Equitable Family Engagement
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 district—to communicate with families […]
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 San Francisco, California (January 26, 2022) — TalkingPoints, a nonprofit working […]