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 […]
The Wall Street Journal Asks: “Why Do Schools Send So Many Emails?”
In this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, family and technology columnist Julie Jargon asks: “Why do schools send so many emails?” Her response (and ours) is that they don’t need to. […]
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 […]
AAPI Communities & Family Engagement
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 Islander (AAPI) students […]
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 Major Gift From The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) To Increase Family Engagement With AAPI Communities
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 are both immigrants […]