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DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES HOW HAPPY ARE YOU? 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 HUFFINGTON 04.28.13 “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.