NGA Center for Best Practices
The NGA Center for Best Practices teams and divisions develop innovative solutions to today’s most pressing public policy challenges. The center is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s Governors.
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Strategic School Staffing and Reimagining The Teaching Role
In this webinar, Dr. Karen Hawley Miles, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Ventura Rodriguez, Partner of Education Resource Strategies provide an overview of strategic school staffing, including models underway across ...
State Policies That Support School Leadership Development and Support
In this webinar, Dr. Bonnie Fusarelli, Distinguished Professor, University Faculty Scholar & Executive Director of NC State’s Leadership Preparation Programs, shares an overview of the impact of principals and school ...
Briefing on 2023-2024 U.S. Supreme Court Term
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a number of decisions of interest to state and territorial governments during its 2023-2024 term. The Court issued 59 opinions in total, with many cases ...
Let’s Get Ready
All Americans should have access to education that prepares them for success in life. As the world changes and technology evolves, ensuring all students graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary for success is increasingly critical for our nation’s economic competitiveness.
As Governors, we lead states facing economic opportunities but also challenges, shortages in workforce, skills mismatch, and widening opportunity gaps that limit true economic mobility for Americans. We must take these indicators as a call to action.
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Cybersecurity Credentialing and Education Resources
As the risk of cyber-attacks increases, it is crucial that Governors support the development of a strong cybersecurity workforce by ...
Strategic School Staffing and Reimagining The Teaching Role
In this webinar, Dr. Karen Hawley Miles, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Ventura Rodriguez, Partner of Education Resource Strategies provide ...
State Policies That Support School Leadership Development and Support
In this webinar, Dr. Bonnie Fusarelli, Distinguished Professor, University Faculty Scholar & Executive Director of NC State’s Leadership Preparation Programs, ...
Spotlighting Missouri’s Efforts to Strengthen Education for Students, Families, and Schools Across The State
This webinar brings together Jamie Birch, Director of Policy for Governor Mike Parson of Missouri, and Dr. Margie Vandeven, Commissioner ...
First Spouses Lead Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Initiative
Fentanyl awareness and prevention is a top priority for the nation’s Governors and First Spouses. Numerous Governors have taken executive ...
State Resource Center: Innovative Infrastructure Funding, Financing and Delivery
Governors across the country are exploring the use of alternative infrastructure delivery models and innovative funding and financing approaches to ...
Comprehensive Energy Planning 101
The National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) are conducting a series of webinars ...
Midwest Regional Project Delivery Workshop
On Tuesday July 30 and Wednesday July 31, 2024, NGA hosted the third of its Regional Project Delivery Workshops in ...
Heat and Health: NGA, CDC and NOAA Briefing
NGA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently hosted a ...
Strategies for Addressing Chronic Absenteeism & Boosting Student Engagement
In these two webinars, first Dr. Robert Balfanz, Director of the Everyone Graduates Center and then a panel of national ...
Getting Ready for Let’s Get Ready at the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting
For those who don’t know, the National Governors Association is bipartisan – and not just as a veneer. It is ...
Policy Academy to Strengthen SNAP Employment & Training Delivery
The NGA Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), in partnership with Third Sector Capital Partners (Third Sector), has launched the ...
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