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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State Strategies to Support Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services through the COVID-19 Pandemic
(View/Download) New Challenges Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governors were looking for ways to strengthen substance use disorder (SUD) ...
Short-Time Compensation Programs as a COVID-19 Response and Recovery Strategy
(View/Download) Introduction This memo provides governors and state officials with an overview of the Short-Time Compensation (STC) program and opportunities ...
Reducing the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 Among Communities of Color
(View/Download) Introduction COVID-19 has imposed a disproportionate burden of illness and death on communities of color, including Black, Latino/a and ...
Financing For The Future: Leveraging Private Sector Investments
Videos from the virtual NGA's Chair Initiative Infrastructure Summit, "Financing America's Infrastructure Future." Featuring discussions with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, ...
Key Steps and Considerations for Building a COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce
(View/Download) Executive Summary As outlined in our Roadmap to Recovery, as states gradually reopen economic and social activities, they must ...
State Strategies to Transition Dislocated and Incumbent Workers into High-Demand Industries
(View/Download) Background While disruptions caused by COVID-19 have led to unprecedented increases in unemployment, some industries are now experiencing regional ...
Building an Adult-Friendly Postsecondary Policy Framework
During the webinar, state leaders from the Parents and Children Thriving Together: Two-Generation State Policy Network (PACTT Network) shared how ...
Child Care Reopening and Recovery
(View/Download) Introduction As states and governors continue working to flatten the curve, plans have been developed and finalized in many ...
Solutions for Rural Economies in Response to COVID-19
Summary Times of crisis often exacerbate the economic challenges faced by rural communities. Following the Great Recession, for example, unemployment ...
K-12 to Postsecondary Transitions During COVID-19: Opportunities for Governors and States
Background During this time of unprecedented educational and economic disruption, governors and state leaders can take steps to ensure equitable ...
Addressing Child Abuse Reporting and Supporting Child Well-Being During COVID-19
Background Many governors have noted widespread concern about reduced reporting of child abuse and neglect during stay-at-home orders related to ...
Delivering Workforce System Employment and Training Services Remotely
Summary Across the United States, American Job Centers (AJCs) provide a range of assistance to jobseekers, students, and businesses. Due ...
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