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FutureEd: The Case for Closer School-Home Connections Post-Pandemic
July 12, 2021 Family Engagement Lab is one of the featured technology nonprofits in an article by FutureEd, an independent, solution-oriented think tank at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. This article highlights that engaging families effectively and equitably in their children’s learning is no small feat, especially when teachers and parents are already stretched thin. To connect with families, teachers must cross language barriers, navigate cultural differences, and adapt to families’ diverse needs. Click here to read the full article. |
July 2021
- Family Engagement Lab was featured in an essay and video supplementing the new report from the Carnegie Corporation of New York on Family Engagement: Embracing a New Normal: Toward a More Liberatory Approach to Family Engagement by Karen L. Mapp and Eyal Bergman.
- Kelsey Knox joins Family Engagement Lab's Board of Directors. Click here to read more about Kelsey’s experience or see the full announcement.
June 2021
- Family Engagement Lab's Chief Impact Officer and Co-Founder Elisabeth O'Bryon penned an article for the Greater Good Magazine on how technology can support meaningful family engagement and promote literacy development, prosociality, and equity.
May 2021
- Family Engagement Lab's CEO Vidya Sundaram is featured in The Grade article: Parents Front and Center.
- Zoom portraits - Carnegie Corporation of New York featured reflections from stakeholders in an upended education system.
April 2021
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September 2020
June 2020
- FASTalk's impact in Oakland highlighted in Great School Voices
- Press Release: FASTalk bridges language gap between parents and teachers during pandemic (Spanish version)
- Press Release: Study Shows FASTalk Meaningfully Advances Academic Achievement, Significant
Literacy Gains Observed - Press Release: Free Early Childhood At-Home School Readiness Program to Assist New Orleans Area Families with School Success
May 2020
- Press Release: FASTalk Offers Summer Learning Tool to Extend Learning Time
April 2020
- Co-founders Vidya Sundaram and Elisabeth O'Bryon featured in Thrive Global
- Press Release: FASTalk Offers Expert Learning Tips and Resources to Maximize Learning for Families Without Internet Access
March 2020
- Co-Founders Vidya Sundaram and Elisabeth O’Bryon were featured as Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech by Authority Magazine
February 2020
- Co-Founder Elisabeth O'Bryon shares six strategies for supporting students and families, no matter what language they speak, in her article "Keeping the Family Close," featured in the February issue of Language Magazine (pages 24-27)
December 2019
- Oakland Teacher uses FASTalk to Engage Parents in Student Learning (Tech & Learning)
November 2019
- FASTalk Featured as a Top Digital Learning Strategy by Teacher in Oakland, CA (eSchool News)
- Family Engagement Lab Launches Learning Series for Educators (District Administration, THE EDVOCATE)
- Family Engagement Lab Founders Featured in Fordham's Wonk-A-Thon
October 2019
- FASTalk Featured as Learning Counsel's "App of the Week"
- FASTalk Wins Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge at Harvard
September 2019
- Family Engagement Lab Co-Founder Featured on Two La Red Hispana Weekly Programs: La Doctora Isabel Gómez-Bassols and Dr. Eduardo Lopez Navarro.
- Innovation Challenge Names 15 Finalists (The Sector)
February 2019
- Family Engagement Lab team highlighted as part of the Oakland Literacy Coalition Member Network
July 2018
- J-PAL North America Announces Inaugural Partners for Education, Technology, Opportunity and Innovation Competition (MIT News)
March 2018
- Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley announces Greater Good Parenting grantees (Greater Good Science Center)
March 2017
- As education goes digital, some parents are left behind (EdSurge)
- How to keep parents onboard and informed using classroom tech (EdTech Focus on K-12)