{"id":12508,"date":"2024-11-20T10:11:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.90.209.29\/?p=12508"},"modified":"2025-05-13T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:08:12","slug":"causal-study-shows-talkingpoints-universal-family-engagement-platform-drove-24-decrease-in-absence-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/blog\/causal-study-shows-talkingpoints-universal-family-engagement-platform-drove-24-decrease-in-absence-rates\/12508\/","title":{"rendered":"Causal study shows TalkingPoints\u2019 Universal Family Engagement platform drove 24% decrease in absence rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by TalkingPoints<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quasi-Experimental Study Highlights the Impact of Effective Family-School Partnerships on Student Attendance<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>San Francisco, CA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 TalkingPoints, an education technology nonprofit dedicated to improving student outcomes through effective family-school partnerships, announced today the findings of a new causal research study, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/research\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=tulsa#tulsa\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective Family-School Partnerships Lead to Improved Student Attendance<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The study reveals that using TalkingPoints resulted in statistically significant improvements in attendance rates in Tulsa Public Schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers found that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using the TalkingPoints Universal Family Engagement platform led to an average 24% decrease in absenteeism rates for K-7 students <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">across all grades with sufficient sample sizes (K-5, 7).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On average, the study showed attendance gains equating to an additional two days in school per student during the term studied. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If projected over a full school year, this could mean an average of six extra days in school per student.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12510 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TulsaStats.png\" alt=\"Quasi-experimental research shows TalkingPoints drove a 24% decrease in absenteeism rates that equate to 6 additional days in school per student per year.\" width=\"508\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TulsaStats.png 508w, https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TulsaStats-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, attendance improvements for Spanish-speaking students were even more pronounced than those for their English-speaking peers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis research reinforces the powerful impact that effective family engagement can have on student success, particularly in improving attendance and increasing learning time,\u201d said Heejae Lim, founder and CEO of TalkingPoints. \u201cWe are witnessing a growing recognition among district leaders that family-school partnerships are critical for improving educational outcomes, and the TalkingPoints platform has proven to significantly scale and improve these outcomes.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This study adds to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">growing body of evidence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showing that using TalkingPoints contributes to improved student outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/blog\/new-causal-research-study-shows-talkingpoints-improves-student-outcomes\/10450\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">third-party validated quasi-experimental study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted in a large, urban school district, TalkingPoints was found to improve academic achievement and attendance overall, with particularly significant gains for Black students, Latino students, students with disabilities, and English language learners. Students saw an average increase of 9 points in state standardized math test scores\u2014equating to about seven months of additional learning. Additionally, the study found that using TalkingPoints resulted in a 7% improvement in course proficiency in both English language arts and math. Further, the absenteeism rate decreased by 15% in schools using TalkingPoints compared to those that did not, with even greater attendance improvements among traditionally underserved students.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more, download the full research report at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/research\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/research\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About TalkingPoints<\/b><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by TalkingPoints &nbsp; Quasi-Experimental Study Highlights the Impact of Effective Family-School Partnerships on Student Attendance &nbsp; San Francisco, CA \u2014 TalkingPoints, an education technology nonprofit dedicated to improving student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":12520,"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":[163],"class_list":["post-12508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12508","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=12508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}