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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

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

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

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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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