December 2016 - National Governors Association

News, Press Releases

19 Dec 2016

States Plan Data-Driven Criminal Justice Reform

Today the National Governors Association (NGA) announced that three states—Arizona, Illinois and Oregon—have been selected to participate in the National Criminal Justice Reform Project (NCJRP). In partnership with the National Criminal Justice Association…

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Economic Opportunity, Publications

14 Dec 2016

Building a High-Performing State Workforce Board

As many as one in three businesses in the United States struggled to fill needed jobs in 2015. Millions of…

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News, Press Releases

13 Dec 2016

States Modernize Electric Power Sector

The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that four states— Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington—will participate in a new effort to help modernize the electric power sector. Through the project, state teams will design…

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News, Press Releases

13 Dec 2016

NGA Names New Education Director

WASHINGTON —The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced Aaliyah Samuel as director of the NGA Center for Best Practices Education Division. “I am honored to serve as director of NGA’s Education Division,” Samuel…

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Education Division, Publications

13 Dec 2016

Promising Practices in Boosting School Leadership Capacity: Principal Academies

The role of the public school principal has expanded dramatically in recent decades. The expanded role means they are now significant multipliers of effective teaching and have a real opportunity…

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Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, Environment, Energy and Transportation Webinars, Meeting Materials, Webinars

12 Dec 2016

State Technology & Policy Questions Around Highly Autonomous Vehicles

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a webinar to explore the technology and policy developments surrounding highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs). As the development of self-driving…

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News

12 Dec 2016

NGA Holds Policy Event, Releases Housing as Health Care Road Map for States

WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted an event at the National Press Club to discuss its new tool, Housing as Health Care. NGA gathered…

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News

09 Dec 2016

NGA Releases Health Care Information Road Map for States

WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted an event at the National Press Club to discuss its new tool, Getting the Right Information to the…

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News

08 Dec 2016

Gov. McAuliffe Holds Small Business Cyber Roundtable

WASHINGTON—Today Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe hosted the fourth roundtable of his 2016-17 National Governors Association (NGA) chair’s initiative, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge. Speaking in Tysons Corner, Virginia, Gov. McAuliffe…

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Health Division, Publications

08 Dec 2016

Getting the Right Information to the Right Health Care Providers at the Right Time: A Road Map for States to Improve Health Information Flow Between Providers

Exchange of clinical health information is critical to ensuring that providers have the best information possible when making decisions about patient care, minimizing repetition and errors, ensuring high-quality transitions of…

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News

02 Dec 2016

2016 Seminar for New Governors

November 30 – December 2, 2016 | Chantilly, Virginia Eight veteran governors and six governors-elect gathered in Chantilly, Virginia, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 for the National Governors Association…

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