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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Navigating Benefit Cliffs: States and Territories Supporting Economic Mobility
In June 2024, the National Governors Association Children and Families team hosted the monthly Human Services Policy Advisors Institute Call on mitigating benefit cliffs and supporting upward economic mobility. Background ...
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 down is easy. We need some architects. We need more ...
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 the nation’s First Spouses to focus on efforts Virginia First ...
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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Early Care and Education Workforce Cohort I Policy Outcomes
From May 2016 – June 2017, the NGA Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) provided technical assistance and grants to ...
Policy Academy on Scaling Work-Based Learning: Knowledge Exchange Learning Lab
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held a learning lab exploring strategies states can use to ...
Water Energy Nexus in State Retreat for the state of Tennessee
Agenda Presentations The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the first a Water Energy Nexus in ...
Building Inclusive Talent Pipelines for People with Disabilities
May 9-10, 2018 | Madison, WI The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held a Learning Lab ...
Reducing Childhood Hunger: A Toolkit For Governors and First Spouses
Summary Governors recognize the importance of ensuring that children have regular access to healthy meals. Child nutrition is vital to ...
Parents And Children Thriving Together: Two-Generation State Policy Network Midpoint Meeting
March 19-20, 2018 | New Brunswick, NJ Two-generation strategies seek to promote children’s learning and healthy development while simultaneously promoting ...
State Lead-By-Example Policy Workshop
March 19-20, 2018 | Washington, DC The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a Lead-by-Example (LBE) ...
School Safety and Prevention (March 2018)
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices Education, Health, and Homeland Security & Public Safety divisions held a ...
Rural Health Learning Collaborative: Improving Heart Health in Rural America
March 6-7, 2018 | Washington, DC The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division hosted a ...
What States Must Consider Before Assuming Clean Water Act §404 Authority to Regulate Alteration of Wetlands
Speakers will address the benefits to states for assuming Clean Water Act §404 authority and the challenges including the need ...
Cybersecurity Newsletters 2018-2021
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Financing an Equitable and High-Quality System: Investing in Early Learning
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices Education, Health, and Homeland Security & Public Safety divisions held a ...
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