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Reach and communicate: Maximizing back-to-school family engagement

Why back-to-school is the best time for family engagement Written by Kate Pechacek Back-to-school season is a unique moment when families and educators are completely in sync: both hopeful, both […]

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Meet your back-to-school superfans: Families!

Written by Kate Pechacek The back-to-school tale of two cities There’s something exciting about back-to-school season. The new class of kindergarteners enter the doors for the first time, middle schoolers […]

The untapped potential of family engagement: Insights from the TalkingPoints benchmark survey

Written by Bruce Lovett Family engagement is one of the most impactful, yet underutilized, strategies for improving student outcomes. Despite its potential, many educators struggle to implement effective engagement practices […]

Family engagement & bullying prevention

Using TalkingPoints to connect, model, and promote awareness Written by Paige DeLozier With grades due and the holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to understand why educators and families are so […]

Moving from communication to engagement

Written by Paige DeLozier   Welcoming students and families back to school is the first and most important task of the year. The impact this first impression has on relationships, […]

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WATCH: The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools

Written by TalkingPoints More than 550,000 people have already viewed the TED Talk delivered by our CEO Heejae Lim, entitled “The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools,” on how […]