From Involvement to Partnership: Key Takeaways from IEL’s CSxFE Conference 2026
Author: Vrinda Kokje More than 4,200 educators, family advocates, district leaders, and community organizers filled the Long Beach Convention Center last week for the Institute for Educational Leadership’s (IEL) 2026 […]
Reflecting on a Milestone Year: TalkingPoints Closes Out Year 10
By Kristie Werner Ten years ago, TalkingPoints started with a simple but powerful belief: that every family — regardless of language, background, or circumstance — deserves a real seat at […]
Back-to-School 2026–27: One Trusted Solution for Family, Classroom, and Districtwide Communication
For schools and districts, communication has never been more important — or more fragmented. Managing attendance outreach, school and districtwide communication, and classroom communication across multiple tools creates extra work […]
From ASU+GSV to TED: The Power of Relationships
By: Heejae Lim, Founder and CEO Earlier this month, I spent time at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego and at TED in Vancouver. While these are two very different […]
Stop the Drop: How family communication stabilizes K-12 enrollment
Written by Amanda Ensor Enrollment is on everyone’s mind right now, and for good reason. When K-12 enrollment drops, it doesn’t just affect budgets. It affects staffing, programming, school climate, […]
Building extraordinary partnerships: How Westlawn Elementary elevates family engagement with TalkingPoints
PART 4: Sustaining Success—Leadership, Strategy, and the Path Forward Written by Alanna Dushok School-Based Technology Specialist at Fairfax County Public Schools Fostering timely support and intervention Administrators at Westlawn utilize […]