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Post. “The surprising number of
kids that weren’t ready is causing
a discussion in our community.
What does it mean? What are our
preschools doing or not doing?
If in third grade and eighth grade
you see these gaps in achievement
and disconnected youth, is this
part of the reason why?”
She denied any “nanny state”
agenda. “We really don’t see this
as government as purveyor of wellbeing. But we can provide information. Understanding how people
are doing, where it is that people
are doing well, and how can we
share that and help people to learn
from each other. That should really
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“We really don’t see this as
government as purveyor of
wellbeing. But we can provide
information. Understanding
how people are doing, where
it is that people are doing
well, and how can we share
that and help people to learn
from each other.”
be one of our core functions.”
The Santa Monica index will
likely run along the lines of Canada’s, remixing data to offer new
insights. That’s partly for longterm efficiency, and partly to keep
up with the realities of tight budgets. “The Bloomberg prize is not
a continuous source of funding,”
Rusk points out.
A Bhutanese
man performs
prayers at
a Buddhist
monastery in
Thimph.