The Education and Workforce Committee (EdW) has jurisdiction over education issues (including early childhood, elementary and secondary education, and higher education) as well as workforce development and labor issues.
Governor Dannel Malloy, Connecticut —Chair
Governor Terry Branstad, Iowa —Vice Chair
Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado
Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, Guam
Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts
Governor Dave Heineman, Nebraska
Governor Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire
Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina
Governor Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island
Governor Gary Herbert, Utah
Governor Peter Shumlin, Vermont
Governor Robert McDonnell, Virginia
NGA Holds Hill Briefing on WIA
NGA and state and local experts from IL, MA, PA, UT, VA held a hearing to discuss real world solutions to create jobs funded through the WIA. The nation's governors strongly urged Congress and the Administration to restore the full 15 percent set-aside for statewide activities under WIA in a recently released report, maintaining the funding is essential to ensure the continuation of vital initiatives to address skills-gaps, spur economic growth and help get Americans back to work.
The nation’s governors examined the issue of childhood hunger during today’s Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee session at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting.
Winter Meeting ECW Committee Videos
