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2025 Winter Workforce Development Policy Institute
The first session on the first day of the 2025 Winter Workforce Development Policy Institute, held March 12–14 in Washington, D.C., presented a perfect encapsulation of why workforce development remains ...
Public Communications Playbook for Energy Emergencies
This playbook outlines essential strategies for state leaders to manage public communications during and energy emergency. This guidance equips Governors and senior state officials with a simple framework to navigate ...
Let’s Get Ready to Partner on Education
There is broad bipartisan agreement on the importance of preparing students for success and clear recognition that the current system needs improvement. The good news is that there are committed ...
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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Postsecondary Strategies for COVID-19
Postsecondary education in states is a complicated ecosystem that connects oversight of adult basic education, workforce training programs, veterans’ programs, ...
COVID-19 Responses in the Juvenile Justice System
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, governors are taking action to limit the spread of this disease, including coordinating ...
CARES Act & Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations: Workforce Provisions Summary and Analysis
Note: Title II of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) contains detailed provisions on the design ...
Law Enforcement and Stay-at-Home Orders
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, governors are taking action to limit the spread of the disease, including issuing ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on Transportation Operations and Revenue
Governors and their states are on the frontlines of response to the evolving coronavirus pandemic. State transportation agencies are playing ...
Pertinent Higher Education Provisions in the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes an Education Stabilization Fund of $30.75 billion. Funding is ...
Governor Guidance on the Energy Sector During COVID-19 Response
This memo serves to provide guidance to governors on how they can best support and protect the energy industry during ...
Dual Credit in the Time of COVID-19
Students enrolled in dual credit courses are relying upon multiple stakeholders to execute the transition from the classroom to virtual ...
Overview of State Actions on Business Closure and Personal Movement Restrictions in Response to COVID-19
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, governors are taking action to limit the spread of this disease. Business closures, ...
State Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Interstate Extraditions During COVID-19
NGA received questions from several states about tolling of statute of limitations and interstate extraditions during the COVID-19 outbreak. The ...
Gubernatorial Actions to Support Medical Surge Capacity
The coronavirus and COVID-19 are spreading across the United States and experts predict significant disruption to the U.S. health care ...
Improving Care and Managing Costs for Dual Eligibles
Highlights From An NGA Roundtable (View/Download) Executive Summary Individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, commonly referred to ...
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