According to Dr. Addie Wootten, over the last 5 years, support for mindfulness programs in curriculum has grown significantly among Australian educators. Wootten tells C.M. Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, that while interest from individual teachers is important, research indicates an entire school participating in mindfulness techniques will “positively affect students, the culture and climate of the school, and teacher wellbeing.”
Educating students in STEM has become the major focus of most school systems but Wootten contends that supporting this with mindfulness programs improves “students’ ability to perform in an academic context” given the focus on ensuring that minds are “calm” and therefore optimized by improved mental health. She adds, “the future of work will rely on our ability to adapt, innovate and work creatively without defined borders or even stable workspaces.” Mindfulness skills “underpin essential social and emotional learning” students will need.
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Happy New Year! With fresh starts in mind – hiring is up with the lowest unemployment rate in close to fifty years yet single-family housing starts are on a slight downward trend, for instance – the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019's Best & Worst States to Raise a Family as well as accompanying videos.
To determine the best states in which to put down family roots, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 49 key indicators of family-friendliness. The data set ranges from median family salary to housing affordability to unemployment rate.
Best States for Families
Worst States for Families
1
Minnesota
41
Georgia
2
Massachusetts
42
Oklahoma
3
North Dakota
43
South Carolina
4
Vermont
44
Arkansas
5
New Hampshire
45
Nevada
6
New York
46
Alabama
7
Wisconsin
47
West Virginia
8
New Jersey
48
Louisiana
9
Rhode Island
49
Mississippi
10
Nebraska
50
New Mexico
Best vs. Worst
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-raise-a-family/31065/
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Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Schedule
January 7, 2019 - January 11, 2019
**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**
Monday, January 7
8:55 a.m. Speak at Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Outlook Conference
Location: Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City
Media Access
10:30 a.m. Meet with Leadership Team
Location: Governor's Office
1:00 p.m. Meet with Chief of Staff
Location: Governor's Office
1:30 p.m. Meet with Lt. Governor Spencer Cox
Location: Governor's Office
2:30 p.m. Meet with General Counsel
Location: Governor's Office
3:30 p.m. Call Constituents
Location: Governor's Office
Tuesday, January 8
3:00 p.m. Attend Boards and Commissions Meeting
Location: Governor's Office
Wednesday, January 9
3:00 p.m. Attend Retirement Event for Fran Stultz, Former Executive Assistant
Location: State Capitol
Thursday, January 10
10:30 a.m. Attend Rural Broadband Meeting
Location: Governor's Office
12:00 p.m. Attend Utah Sports Commission Board Meeting
Location: Salt Lake City
Friday, January 11
No Public Events
Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox's Schedule
January 7, 2019 - January 11, 2019
**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**
Monday, January 7
10:30 a.m. Meet with Governor’s Leadership Team
Location: Governor's Office
12:00 p.m. Meet with Joe Pyrah
Location: Lt. Governor's Office
12:30 p.m. Meet with Department of Administrative Services
Location: Lt. Governor's Office
1:30 p.m. Weekly Update with Governor Herbert
Location: Governor's Office
3:00 p.m. Meet with Constituent
Location: Salt Lake City
4:00 p.m. Meet with Staff
Location: Lt. Governor’s Office
5:30 p.m. Meet with Aaron Skonnard and Senate President Stuart Adams
Location: Salt Lake City
Tuesday, January 8
10:00 a.m. Swear in Salt Lake County Councilman Steve DeBry
Location: Salt Lake County Council Chambers
10:30 a.m. Multicultural Commission Meeting
Location: State Capitol
1:00 p.m. Utah Coalition on Opioid Overdose and Prevention Executive Committee Meeting
Location: State Capitol
3:00 p.m. Attend Boards and Commissions Meeting
Location: Governor's Office
Wednesday, January 9
10:00 a.m. Capitol Preservation Board Meeting
Location: State Capitol
11:30 a.m. Elections Review with Staff
Location: Lt. Governor’s Office
2:00 p.m. Swear in Incoming Utah State Board of Education Members
Location: Utah State Board of Education
3:00 p.m. Attend Retirement Event for Fran Stultz, former Executive Assistant to the Governor
Location: State Capitol
4:00 p.m. Shelter the Homeless Board Meeting
Location: Salt Lake City
Thursday, January 10
10:00 a.m. Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission Meeting
Location: Dixie Convention Center
2:00 p.m. Intergenerational Poverty County Subcommittee Meeting
Location: Dixie Convention Center
Friday, January 11
No Public Events
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Governor's statement on the death of Officer Joseph Shinners
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 6, 2019) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has issued the following statement regarding the death of Provo police officer Joseph Shinners:
"I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Officer Shinners. It is devastating to
mourn yet another death among our brave and selfless police force, and my heart
aches for Joseph's wife and young son. We owe an enormous debt to the men and women in uniform who work to protect our communities, and I pray that God will bless this dear family with peace during this very difficult time."
The flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Utah will be lowered on the day of Officer Shinners' funeral.
