{"id":12488,"date":"2024-11-04T10:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T18:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.90.209.29\/?p=12488"},"modified":"2025-05-13T10:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:08:54","slug":"talkingpoints-featured-in-national-pta-and-johns-hopkins-universitys-family-engagement-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/blog\/talkingpoints-featured-in-national-pta-and-johns-hopkins-universitys-family-engagement-resource\/12488\/","title":{"rendered":"TalkingPoints featured in National PTA and Johns Hopkins University\u2019s family engagement resource"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>The TalkingPoints Universal Family Engagement platform was featured in the new, free online resource of evidence-based programs that strengthen family-school partnerships and improve student outcomes.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>San Francisco, CA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 TalkingPoints, the education nonprofit and creator of the leading Universal Family Engagement solution, is pleased to announce our platform\u2019s inclusion in the newly launched <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/familyengagementsolutions.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family Engagement Solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> resource from National PTA and <a href=\"https:\/\/education.jhu.edu\/crre\/\">Johns Hopkins University\u2019s Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE)<\/a>, producer of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evidenceforessa.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence for ESSA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project. This free online resource is designed to help educators and school leaders discover evidence-based programs that support family-school partnerships and improve student outcomes.\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family Engagement Solutions offers a hub for educators, district leaders, and advocates to discover evidence-based solutions for engaging with families to drive positive student outcomes. Featured solutions meet or exceed federal standards for demonstrating promising or Tier 3 impact on student success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12312\" src=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Group-9277-1024x518.png\" alt=\"TalkingPoints causal study graphs showing improved attendance and academic outcomes for all students, with outsized results for traditionally underserved groups\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Group-9277-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Group-9277-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Group-9277-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Group-9277-1536x777.png 1536w, https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Group-9277-2048x1036.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/blog\/new-causal-research-study-shows-talkingpoints-improves-student-outcomes\/10450\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backed by rigorous research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <strong>TalkingPoints\u2019 Universal Family Engagement platform has demonstrated statistically significant improvements in student academic performance and attendance<\/strong> in a large urban school district. Overall absenteeism rates decreased by 15% for district schools using TalkingPoints compared to those not using TalkingPoints, while state standardized math test score gains equated to 7 months of additional learning for the average student. The TalkingPoints platform combines embedded best practices, scaled family engagement tools backed by industry-leading translation, and data-informed guidance to positively impact student outcomes and build the partnership capacity of both staff and families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBeing included in this important initiative underscores our commitment to driving student outcomes by fostering effective partnerships between families and schools,\u201d said Heejae Lim, CEO and Founder of TalkingPoints. \u201cWe believe that family-school partnerships are a powerful\u2013if not yet fully utilized\u2013resource schools and districts can tap into to deliver better outcomes for students and support systemic improvement.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Family Engagement Solutions resource equips school and district leaders with actionable strategies and tools to foster stronger partnerships with families to support student success. By integrating TalkingPoints\u2019 innovative technology, schools can create collaborative environments where families are engaged and informed, staff is supported and empowered, and, as a result, outcomes improve for students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Download the research to learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AfKNTl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About TalkingPoints<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TalkingPoints is an education technology nonprofit with the mission to drive student success by unlocking the superpower of effective family-school partnerships. The TalkingPoints award-winning Universal Family Engagement platform helps educators improve student and district outcomes through scalable, research-based best practices for family engagement. \u200b\u200bAcross districts nationwide, TalkingPoints has empowered more than five million educators and families, facilitating nearly one billion conversations that drive student success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/best-in-class\/the-best-family-communication-platforms-for-teachers-and-schools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Sense Education<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as \u201cthe best overall family communication platform for teachers and schools,\u201d TalkingPoints leads to gains in attendance rates and academic performance, as shown by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/blog\/higher-scores-lower-absenteeism-read-the-research\/10444\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rigorous, externally validated causal research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To learn more, view our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/heejae_lim_the_most_powerful_yet_overlooked_resource_in_schools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TED Talk<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or visit<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talkingpts.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TalkingPoints Universal Family Engagement platform was featured in the new, free online resource of evidence-based programs that strengthen family-school partnerships and improve student outcomes. &nbsp; San Francisco, CA \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":12498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[229,16,163,89],"class_list":["post-12488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-attendance","tag-family-engagement","tag-featured","tag-research"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}