On the Agenda – Week 1, 2019
Take 1 –Education
“One of America’s Most Vital Exports, Education, Never Goes Abroad, but It Still Faces Threats” by BROOK LARMER via NYT https://t.co/TPzeqK12Zo
— Vangelis Tsiligiris (@tsiligiris) 3 januari 2019
“The long-held belief that Asian students & parents would not see value in a multi-disciplinary education has been overturned, as institutions like @NUSingapore & @AshokaUniv showed steady increase in enrolments,”Aniha Brar, Deputy Dean, @yifp.
Read more: https://t.co/DflDNEk6rM
— Ashoka University (@AshokaUniv) 3 januari 2019
EU student enrolment drops at top UK universities https://t.co/jOcfHaMLXo
— Financial Times (@FT) 4 januari 2019
Elizabeth Warren said her 2020 campaign’s central issue is the skyrocketing costs of housing, healthcare and education.
“It has been decades in which profits have gone through the roof and workers’ incomes have stayed flat,” she continued https://t.co/Ccu44mVS0a pic.twitter.com/JLaTCMvZA3
— POLITICO (@politico) 31 december 2018
Take 2 –Research
A no deal Brexit seriously threatens UK universities | Janet Beer https://t.co/IpRQNC3DE5
— The Guardian (@guardian) 4 januari 2019
China’s unprecedented landing of a spacecraft on the far side of the moon wasn’t even one of the top four stories on China’s most-watched TV news show https://t.co/dSjdLCYTIV
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) 3 januari 2019
The American economy boomed in the 20th century because of innovation. Here’s how we need to make sure that’s true in the 21st century. https://t.co/QZNgEUA6cE
— Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) 3 januari 2019
The disbelief of climate change and racism rest on the same foundation: an attack on observable reality, on science. If there is any idea that we destabilize this new year, then let it be this foundation of disbelief. My latest @TheAtlantic. https://t.co/IJo3zUQ5gi
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) 1 januari 2019
Take 3 –Brazil
In his first policy-oriented messages as president, Jair #Bolsonaro said he will target the “Marxist garbage” within #Brazil’s education system, which is permeated with #Marxist influence. Textbooks feature attacks on #capitalism and praise of #socialism. https://t.co/uhuYCbq9gs
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) 3 januari 2019
Bolsonaro’s first move against Amazon protection: transferring indigenous reserve demarcation to agriculture ministry controlled by agribusiness lobby. Mine for @guardian https://t.co/YyQHeRL8vE
— Dom Phillips (@domphillips) 2 januari 2019
Jair Bolsonaro is a dangerous populist, with some good ideas https://t.co/hwHnFLbvUI
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 3 januari 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is open to hosting a U.S. military base https://t.co/6TdJ7ZsCHQ pic.twitter.com/4YzrEJiTXB
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 4 januari 2019
