‘It’s your birthday!’ and other happy things
Written by Paige DeLozier At TalkingPoints, we believe that family engagement must include positive interactions. Dr. Karen Mapp, America’s foremost expert on family engagement, explains how making families […]
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 […]
Expanded roles and permissions increase effective, equitable family engagement
Written by Paige DeLozier 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 […]
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 Written by TalkingPoints San Francisco, California (January 26, 2022) — TalkingPoints, […]