NGA Center for Best Practices
NGA Center for Best Practices teams develop innovative solutions to today’s most pressing public policy challenges. The NGA Center is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s Governors.
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Let’s Get Ready! To Define Success
After a fireside chat on preparing students of all ages for workforce success, and a panel discussion featuring insights from Dr. Richard V. Reeves and Dr. Oon Seng Tan, the ...
Cultivating Consensus in Human Services
It's critical for Governors and human services leaders to navigate complex issues, especially when political tension feels high. In some scenarios, successful implementation can rely more on framing and relationship ...
Governors’ Perspectives on Addressing Child Care Needs: Supply and Demand Trends to Watch
Opportunities abound for state-led solutions, and Governors continue to take up the mantle by continuing to prioritize increasing the availability of early care and education. (Download) Ten years ago, Governors’ ...
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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Policy Making During a Pandemic: Navigating the New Normal and What Lies Ahead Roundtables
Throughout the month of October, NGA will be hosting four policy roundtables for state policymakers and NGA experts to discuss ...
Planning For The Future Workshop: Strategies To Meet Governor’s Clean Energy Goals
The National Governors’ Association’s (NGA) Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute brought together governors’ energy policy staff to share energy policy ...
On-Demand Workforce Virtual Forum
The National Governors’ Association’s (NGA) Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute brought together governors’ energy policy staff to share energy policy ...
Virtual State Policy Summit: Electric Vehicle Grid Integration
The National Governors’ Association’s (NGA) Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute brought together governors’ energy policy staff to share energy policy ...
Reach And Engage Our Defense Communities
Our virtual series kicked-off in September with a workshop dedicated to highlighting federal and state collaboration on enhancing the experience ...
New Jersey Stormwater Utility Virtual In-State Retreat
The National Governors’ Association’s (NGA) Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute brought together governors’ energy policy staff to share energy policy ...
Fulfilling Ohio’s Adult Learner Promise: Report of the Adult Learner Working Group
NGA’s Educate for Opportunity project held a virtual site visit to Ohio to learn best practices on adult learning on ...
Improving Attainment: Ohio Excels Statewide Action Plan
NGA’s Educate for Opportunity project held a virtual site visit to Ohio to learn best practices for improving attainment on ...
Institutional Debt Forgiveness: Lessons from Michigan
NGA’s Educate for Opportunity project held a virtual site visit to Ohio to learn best practices on institutional debt forgiveness ...
Improving Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care for Complex Care Populations With Behavioral Health and Social Support Needs: Toolkit for Governors
The toolkit features lessons learned from Arizona and Michigan, who served as models for the participating states, and supplements the ...
The States’ Role In National Defense
NGA’s homeland security, economic development, education, energy, and cyber experts teamed with state and interagency partners to identify cross-sector policy ...
STATE RESOURCE CENTER ON ENERGY SECURITY
As the leaders of their states, governors are ultimately responsible for preparing for and responding to energy emergencies in their ...
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