Does the children’s literature of today reflect the realities youth face? Why are some foreign policy experts calling for President Obama to place a special focus on Asia? What can we learn from Ethiopia’s approach to food security? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.
Scroll down to see tweets from across the Institute this week about what’s important right now. Follow our @AspenInstitute list on Twitter for updates and to keep up with each program’s events, video, and experts, and let us know what you’re reading in the comments section below.
#achievementgap: By the end of 4th grade, low-income students are already two yrs behind where they should be. http://t.co/FlJkyq0OYG
— Aspen Ascend (@AspenAscend) April 25, 2014
.@MarkMazzettiNYT reports FBI informant linked to string of 2012 cyberattacks http://t.co/7GSiO28bVQ
— Aspen Security Forum (@AspenSecurity) April 24, 2014
Beautiful piece in @nytopinion last week: The Apartheid of Children's Literature http://t.co/xTNRcqBef9 @missahenkorah
— Aspen New Voices (@AspenNewVoices) April 23, 2014
Dan Twining of @gmfus calls on Pres Obama to #LeanIn on his Asia trip: http://t.co/tQLGF8bPzP via @ForeignPolicy
— Aspen Strategy Group (@AspenStrategy) April 22, 2014
#Ethiopia's Ag Transformation Agency's #foodsecurity innovations give us hope on #EarthDay2014 http://t.co/39KN6JVQFv @SSIReview
— Aspen Environment (@AIEnvironment) April 22, 2014
Read @AnnMaura latest oped in @thehill. 'Bipartisan promise-breaking' ahead of the Serve America Act anniversary. http://t.co/nhxGj3wEUj
— The Franklin Project (@FranklinProj) April 21, 2014