The National Governors Association issued a statement regarding the Senate Armed Services Committee’s passage of the Defense Authorization bill.
NGA sends letter encouraging the newly named conferees negotiating a surface transportation reauthorization to authorize a bill that meets the needs of states and provides the level of federal policy and funding predictability and stability states need to invest wisely in our surface transportation infrastructure.
As part of the State and Local Governance Coalition, NGA urges Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
State revenues remain constrained by the 2008 recession, resulting in generally flat education expenditures at a time of increasing student performance expectations.
The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced the selection of three states—Pennsylvania, Kentucky and New Hampshire—to receive grant funds and technical assistance to develop policies that increase the options for students to earn high school credits toward graduation.
Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy signed an education reform bill after it received unanimous support from the House.
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