--- description: Seeking inspiring principals for high-poverty schools, fighting preventable deaths in Sri Lanka, defending against bioweapons and more. title: These Are Today's Best Ideas image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 6 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2015 4:01 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2015 4:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**A new program will recruit and train inspiring leaders to be principals at high-poverty schools. No education background required.**](http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/04/05/plan-seeks-leaders-to-be-principals.html "undefined") By Catherine Candisky in the Columbus Dispatch **2\.** [**Even with rising prosperity, seventy percent of deaths in Sri Lanka are from preventable diseases. It’s time for a new kind of care.**](http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/prevention-better-cure "undefined") By Sandya Salgado at the World Bank **3\.** [**To protect ourselves from bioweapons, we may have to reinvent science itself.**](http://www.defenseone.com/feature/bioweapons/ "undefined") By Patrick Tucker in Defense One **4\.** [**In Europe today, Russia is demonstrating its mastery of hybrid warfare. The U.S. and NATO are far behind.**](http://warontherocks.com/2015/04/the-problem-with-hybrid-warfare/ "undefined") By Nadia Schadlow in War on the Rocks **5\.** [**Encryption might not matter to most Americans, but it is a crucial tool for reporting the news.**](http://www.cjr.org/analysis/encryption%5Ffor%5Fall%5Freporters%5Fnot%5Fjust%5Fnatsec%5Fones.php "undefined") By Kelly J. O’Brien in Columbia Journalism Review  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3772180/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-april-6/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3772180/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-april-6/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 6","datePublished":"2015-04-06T16:01:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:41.542Z","description":"Seeking inspiring principals for high-poverty schools, fighting preventable deaths in Sri Lanka, defending against bioweapons and more.","url":"https://time.com/3772180/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-april-6/","keywords":["Innovation","Ukraine","russia","Education","europe","News","Science topic","Schools","Sri Lanka","Journalism","health","NATO","Encryption","Leaders"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3772180/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-april-6/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 6"}}]}] ```