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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Nation’s Governors, First Spouses Mark National Recovery Month
Each September, National Recovery Month is observed to help promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication ...
States Capitalize on Federal Infrastructure Investments to Expand Workforce Development
Since 2021, a wave of federal infrastructure investments has provided states with historic levels of funding for economic development and industrial growth. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), CHIPS ...
2024 Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives
The 2024 Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives was held on September 5-6th in Washington, DC. Hosted by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Criminal ...
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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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 ...
Disagree Better: Looking Forward
“In our country today, we’ve gotten really, really good at tearing things down. Building institutions is hard work; tearing them ...
First Spouses Convene at Summer Meeting, Join Governor Youngkin in Conversation on Efforts to Raise Awareness about Fentanyl Prevention
During the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, held in Salt Lake City, Utah First Lady Abby Cox held a meeting with ...
Governors Discuss Driving American Competitiveness at 2024 Summer Meeting
Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, Co-Chair of NGA’s Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Co-Chair ...
Council of Governors Holds 29th Plenary Meeting
The 29th Plenary meeting of the Council of Governors was held yesterday, July 11, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah ...
Federal Agency Representatives Join 2024 NGA Summer Meeting
At the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, representatives from multiple federal agencies held meetings with Governors’ ...
Disagree Better – A More Perfect Union
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution opens with a powerful declaration of purpose that is, perhaps, the most succinct definition ...
Governors Advance Priorities for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations
Governors recognize the unique nature of the federal system and the critical importance of developing a close working relationship with ...
Public Health Emergency Playbook
(Download) The Public Health Emergency Playbook is a guide designed for Governors and their staff, offering a comprehensive resource to ...
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