#nolaschools

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Thank you so much MLK middle school for allowing me the opportunity to speak to your journey to careers class about film, theatre and performance. It has been my honor to educate todays youth and future. On behalf of the Ray of Sunshine Academy of the arts I accept this certificate. 🍯💋🙏🏾 #teachingouryouth #educatethecommunity #nolaschools #orleansparishschools #orleansparishschoolboard https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb79QU4rXc7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Financial literacy is the possession of the set of skills and knowledge that allows an individual to make informed and effective decisions with all of their financial resources. Financial literacy is important because it equips us with the knowledge and skills we need to manage money effectively. Without it, our financial decisions and the actions we take or don't take lack an informed foundation to maximize their success. Meaning we often abuse our credit before we’re able to take advantage of it. This financial literacy club will be for the community. The goal behind teaching financial literacy is to help people develop a stronger understanding of basic financial concepts—that way, they can handle their money better. Financial literacy for students is an important tool to improve the financial capability of our youth and communities. Students should be taught how to handle money—both at home and in school. This will help reduce the economic impact of the long-term recession that now grips many communities across the country. The ultimate goal is to open community centers and keep classes free and educate our culture while also producing fundraising opportunities to local schools both private and public. #cartercapitalpllc #ariseschools #nolaschools #privateschools #charterschools #firstlineschoolsnola #firstlineschools #fundraisers @cartercapitalpllc #likeusonfacebook #bethechange #followus #registerthekids #kidsfinancialeducation #kidsfinancialliteracy #wealth (at Carter Capital, PLLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/B24KvlVlzZS/?igshid=rfbwrm66ykov

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[social sandbox] Here's Something Special

Hi everyone!

There are so many good things going on here at NPR that I’d like to send out a sandbox with 15 items. But I know we’re all short on time, so I’m keeping today’s note to five items.

1. Have some fun today with Elise Hu. It’s entertaining. It’s educational. It’s human. It’s “Elise Goes East.” Go and spend some time with this Tumblr. Elise is doing something special here.

2. Storytelling is an art. And every artist knows that they need to spend time working on their technique. Here at NPR we have a wonderful new resource for doing just that: the NPR Storytelling Tumblr. The training team is using this space to highlight the best ways to spin a tale.

BONUS: Remember the #PubRadioVoice discussion we all had at the end of January? Then don’t miss Alison MacAdam's NiemanLab piece today about the “public radio voice.” It features Sam Sanders and Tamara Keith!

3. #NOLASchools gets people talking. It was a team effort in New Orleans last night as Michel Martin’s “Chartered Waters” education discussion buzzed with 700+ #NOLASchools tweets during the 90-minute event. Davar Ardalan says the key to this success was collaboration between NPR, WWNO and The Times-Picayune. Here’s a Storify of the best bits from the discussion.

4. From #MashPic to #MashMeet. Social media gets real when you bring people together in real life. Mashable is doing just that with their Instagram account. The company’s audience-focused, platform-appropriate strategy is outlined in this nifty Digiday article. h/t Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

5. Should I worry about the FB news from yesterday? I had a number of people ask me about this after sending out the Tuesday sandbox. The main headline from yesterday’s announcement was that you’ll be seeing more content from your friends (The Verge, WaPo). Where does that leave publishers? Could “CONTENTGEDDON” be upon us, as suggested by The Register?

My instinct is that the changes will not have a substantial impact on our numbers (fingers crossed). I’m more concerned about what happens if/when the much-rumored hosting of publisher content becomes reality. Will FB then start favoring hosted publishers’ content over posts from publishers with traditional pages?

Look out! The sandbox is coming right back at you tomorrow with more of what’s great about NPR and the social spaces we live in.

Wright

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[social sandbox] Two Hashtags Are Better Than One

Well, hello there!

We’ve been away for a while, two weeks to be exact. But now we’re back and will endeavor to keep it regular from here on out. We have some great stuff for you today:

1. Talk about #NOLAschools on Twitter tonight at 7 pm CT / 8 pm ET. Michel Martin is in New Orleans tonight leading an NPR Presents discussion about the reinvention of the city’s public school system since Hurricane Katrina. But the conversation on the ups and downs of New Orleans’ switch to an almost-all-charter-school system won’t be limited to the people on stage. Member station WWNO and NPR are teaming up to live-stream audio of the event and encourage a wider discussion using the #NOLAschools hashtag on Twitter. Join in!

2. Should we turn #NPRreads into a newsletter? The #NPRreads hashtag on Twitter has been a success, offering our audience a guide to the stories we find interesting. Right now, The Two-Way does a blog post each week rounding up some of the most interesting staff contributions to the hashtag. Product manager Lauren Bracey Scheidt wonders if we might not go a step further and turn it into a newsletter. I think she’s on to something. What do you think?

3. What is going on with NPR’s Snapchat? We started out on Snapchat in December 2013 and quickly settled on doing a "fact of the day” post featuring one of our journalists presenting a fascinating fact from their reporting. The response from our followers was positive. But if you’ve been watching lately, you’ve noticed that Tajha Chappellet-Lanier has been tinkering with our approach. Now we’re working on a more expansive format that involves multiple NPR people on any given day. It’s not by accident that we altered our approach. Tajha has been in conversation with the NPR Snapchat community and they have pushed us in this direction. Follow “nprnews” on Snapchat to see what we do next!

4. Facebook News Feed changes announced. The company published a blog post today outlining several adjustments to the formula that determines what you see in your News Feed. Will NPR be seen more often in our fan’s feeds? Less often? FB is an important source of traffic to NPR.org and we’ll be watching closely.

That’s it for Tuesday. See you again tomorrow.

Wright