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The biggest flops and fizzles in 2024 transportation, from Apple Car to FiskerLast season, the Green Bay Packers were a wild-card team and nearly pulled out a divisional-round victory over the 49ers in San Francisco that would have put Jordan Love and company in an NFC title game matchup with the Detroit Lions. This season, after a couple of losses to the Super Bowl-favorite Lions and also the Vikings and Eagles, Green Bay finds itself in a familiar spot — looking for a wild-card berth and a chance to make some noise in the NFC in January. While the Packers have already reached 10 wins, playing in the NFL's best division hasn't been entirely kind, with losses to those heavyweights, but the fact remains that Green Bay is unbeaten against the rest of the NFL. That may pose some bad news for the Saints, who, after a good start to the year (remember when this team was averaging nearly 50 points per game after two weeks?), have come down back to earth with a thud. Head coach Dennis Allen got fired last month, and with interim boss Darren Rizzi pulling the levers, New Orleans has an eye on next season. With aging starters at key positions and uncertainty around the future, getting some momentum heading into the offseason will be important for the players who'll be around for the new regime next season. The Packers can clinch a playoff berth with a win, while the Saints will look to play spoiler at the 'Frozen Tundra' with . 8:15 p.m. ET Lambeau Field | Green Bay, Wisc. ESPN ESPN+ Fubo Pro Bowl Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander will miss a fourth-straight game with a lingering knee injury. The Packers previously listed Alexander as questionable before ruling him out prior to Monday night's kickoff. Packers inactives: 7 LB Quay Walker 18 WR Malik Heath 20 S Javon Bullard 23 CB Jaire Alexander 33 S Evan Williams 62 OL Jacob Monk Alvin Kamara and Derek Carr are among the Saints' inactives for "Monday Night Football." This is no surprise. T for the game on their Saturday injury report. Wide receiver Chris Olave also remains sidelined on injured reserve for Monday's game. Week 16 Inactives vs. Green Bay QB Derek Carr WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling RB Alvin Kamara DT Nathan Shepherd DT Khristian Boyd | — New Orleans Saints (@Saints)
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling on a global scale, challenging teachers with a flood of unmanageable demands. These demands have persisted, resulting in an echo-pandemic of educator absences and attrition — educators leaving their jobs — that threatens the health of schools. We wrote about ways to support teachers during the pandemic based on our 2020 national survey of more than 1,300 Canadian teachers. Since then, we have followed more that 7,000 educators in their navigation and coping efforts during and after the pandemic. From these findings, we published more than 25 research articles , including 13 peer-reviewed articles, plus 12 articles for educators’ journals, reports to government and to the Canadian Mental Health Association, and one podcast. Since the pandemic, we’ve seen notable and important conversations about educators’ burnout and self-care in media and academic publications. An upside to this is increased awareness in the education sector around mental health needs and the importance of resources for both students and employees. A downside is these conversations reflect education systems that are out of balance in terms of resources and needs . In the United States, the National Center for Education Statistics reported a rise in teacher absenteeism after the pandemic . In Canada, research based on data collected from educators in Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador from September 2022 to August 2023 found “ a significant association between sick days and the prevalence and severity of high stress, low resilience, burnout, anxiety, and depression among educators .” This study, by psychiatry researcher Belinda Agyapong and colleagues, also noted “short-term sick leave can escalate into long-term absences without adequate support for teachers.” Rampant absenteeism has severe financial costs. In 2023, the cost of educator absences was $213 million in the Toronto District School Board alone . There are academic and social-emotional costs to students when their schooling is disrupted by educators’ frequent absences. Schools across Ontario face shortages of administrators, teachers, educational assistants and office staff on a daily basis. So, why is this happening? An important step in solving a problem is defining its nature. A framework called the job demands-resources model , developed by psychologists from the Netherlands, provides a useful lens for understanding why educators are missing so much time at work. It posits how personal and job characteristics foster employee well-being, suggesting workplaces can be understood as a teeter-totter with demands on one end and resources on the other. When employees have enough resources to meet demands, the system is in balance. Its workers function well, and the organization’s goals are more likely to be met. It is expected that resources in schools are supplied by employers, such as reasonable class sizes, adequate prep time and supports to meet complex student needs. It is important to note that resources are also supplied by employees, such as self-care practices and job skills. Educators, administrators in charge of available resources and provincial policymakers in charge of overall funding to education must work together to achieve and maintain the balance between demands and resources. So how have the demands experienced by educators changed since 2020? Our most recent research , a survey of 243 educators, showed 60 per cent of survey respondents have experienced large increases in students’ academic, social and behavioural needs. Survey data were collected in Manitoba during the first four months of 2024 at voluntary, school-based workshops provided by a national health organization. Alarmingly, over 30 per cent of respondents said they are rarely or never able to meet all these needs with their current resources. Within education systems across the country , the demands are of greater number and intensity than prior to the pandemic without adequate resources to keep up . Increased student needs are not being met within the current education system, and teachers’ workload and work-life balance are suffering . UNESCO’s predicted 2030 global teacher shortage of 44 million teachers provides an impetus to solve this issue quickly. Although there are calls for higher salaries for teachers in some countries, Canadian teachers are paid well and some have received recent salary increases . However, salary raises alone do not make a job sustainable. A lack of resources and supports to foster student success has resulted in significant dissatisfaction not only for teachers, but also for others across educator roles. In 2024, among the Manitoba educators we surveyed , 29 per cent of teachers, 25 per cent of principals, 33 per cent of clinicians and 20 per cent of educational assistants reported looking for new jobs in the past few months. The collective research indicates a system in crisis . So how can we remedy the situation to bring back not only the effectiveness of our educational settings but also the joy of schooling? Recognition of the current imbalance has resulted in some “bright lights” that show the way for other school systems to curb educator absences and attrition. Examples include: These initiatives suggest some governments and policymakers are aware of the imbalances and are working to address them. Importantly, attention to the needs of education sector employees beyond teachers like educational assistants, principals and clinicians (for example, psychologists) is necessary to re-establish balance. When educators are properly resourced to do their jobs and are allowed to see the results in positive learning and growth of their students, they will be more inclined to be at work. If, in time, the education system is adequately and proactively resourced to meet the demands, schools can become better places to work and learn. Reduced educator attrition and absences will be good indicators of a system regaining its balance. Laura Sokal has received funding from SSHRC and the Canadian Mental Health Association. Lesley Eblie Trudel has received funding from SSHRC and the Canadian Mental Health Association.Gananoque council hears about Supportive Cabins
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Friday after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation . The S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, just enough top the all-time high set on Wednesday, as it closed a third straight winning week in what looks to be one of its best years since the 2000 dot-com bust. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 123.19 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.8% to set its own record. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.
THE cryptocurrency industry is pushing president-elect Donald Trump’s team to kick start his promised crypto policy overhaul when he takes office next month with executive orders that would help push tokens mainstream, according to industry officials. Trump plans to issue a flurry of executive orders and directives on everything from immigration to energy on his first day in office on Jan 20, Reuters reported this month. On the campaign trail, Trump courted crypto cash with promises to be a “crypto president”, and the industry wants him to make good on that pledge with executive orders creating a Bitcoin stockpile, ensuring the industry can access banking services, and creating a crypto council, the sources said. They are pushing for those executive orders within Trump’s first 100 days in office, and expect at least one could come on Jan 20, said two other sources with knowledge of the matter. “Given the tenor of the campaign, it would be imperative for executive orders to really set out what the actual priorities will be on day one and provide some kind of roadmap,” said Rebecca Rettig, chief legal and policy officer at crypto company Polygon Labs. Worried about crime and volatility, President Joe Biden’s regulators cracked down on crypto companies, but Trump has pledged to reverse course. His crypto policy team is already taking shape, with the announcement this month of crypto-friendly Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins and White House crypto czar David Sacks. “There has been an effort in the Washington bureaucratic swamp to stifle innovation... but president Trump will deliver on his promise to encourage American leadership in crypto,” Trump transition team spokesperson Brian Hughes said. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, hit new records above US$107,000 this month after Trump reiterated his plan, first unveiled in a speech in July, for a strategic bitcoin reserve. Bitcoin has since fallen back below US$100,000. Analysts are divided on whether Trump could use executive powers to create the reserve, potentially via the Treasury Department, or whether an act of Congress would be necessary. One industry group, the Bitcoin Policy Institute, has gone as far as to draft a text of a potential executive order Trump could use to establish such a stockpile. That draft would designate bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset and require the Treasury Secretary to spend US$21 billion over a year to amass a national bitcoin stockpile, according to the draft seen by Reuters. Zack Shapiro, the Bitcoin Policy Institute’s head of policy, said the United States should get ahead of geopolitical rivals in monetising Bitcoin, “rather than have the price run up without the United States having any reserves”. He declined to say if the group had shared the draft with Trump’s team. Trump also said in July that he would not let banks “choke” crypto firms out of the traditional financial system, and some executives expect he will also try to address that issue with an executive order. Crypto companies have long complained that banks will not work with them due to regulatory scrutiny, although regulators say banks are free to lend to crypto firms that follow the law. While an executive order directing bank regulators to go easy on crypto would send a signal to agency officials and provide them with political cover, it’s unlikely to have legal force since federal bank regulators are independent, some executives warned. “(They) are not going to change policy on the ground on day one,” said Jonah Krane, partner at financial firm Klaros Group. “But they will tell you what direction this administration wants to head.” Trump has also said he will create a crypto industry council and his team is discussing how to structure and staff it. Previous administrations have stood up specialised councils via executive orders, executives noted. More broadly, Trump could also try to address crypto complaints that existing regulations are not fit for the industry with an executive order articulating core principles for crypto regulation, similar to an order Trump issued in 2017 directing regulators to review banking rules. “I wouldn’t be surprised if you get something like an executive order early on that directs the agencies to re-examine their rules in this space,” Krane added. REUTERSNation Mourns: Remembering Manmohan Singh's LegacyMowbie Light Stimulation Electric Razor Review: An Ideal Razor for BeginnersPatrick Mahomes' Kids Get Mini Cars For Christmas
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