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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Civility, Federalism, and the Future of American Politics
In a week that could easily have been defined by division, the penultimate session of the 2026 NGA Winter Meeting offered something increasingly rare in American public life: two politicians, ...
Policy Brief: Outdoor Recreation and Public Health
States are increasingly exploring the intersection of health policy and outdoor recreation to better understand how these policy areas could be leveraged for the positive benefit of their constituents. While ...
The Power of Service: Governors Lead Efforts to Support Military Families and to Promote Volunteer Service Opportunities
In a segment titled “The Power of Service,” NGA Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore led a panel discussion to explore how Americans can heal division by serving in our ...
Reigniting the American Dream
Every American should have the opportunity to build a life of purpose, to strengthen their community, and to help shape a nation defined not only by prosperity, but by potential realized. Yet across our very diverse states, too many people have lost faith in this opportunity. They’ve faced too many obstacles, encountered too many closed doors, and given up the hope of a brighter future. We can do better.
Reigniting the American Dream is more than an initiative. It’s an invitation for every U.S. governor to take action.
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Governor’s Pocket Guide to Early Literacy
The 2019 Governor’s Pocket Guide to Early Literacy underscores the importance of early literacy with compelling state examples of outcomes, initiatives ...
Improving Workforce Readiness Through Social-Emotional Skills and School Climate
Oct. 21-22, 2019, Santa Fe, NM The National Governors Association (NGA) Solutions: The Center for Best Practices Education Division (NGA ...
Reforming child welfare through a three-branch approach
Recent developments in the field of child welfare have challenged child welfare professionals to approach the work of promoting child ...
Future Workforce Now State Policy Forum for Action
NGA welcomed participants to explore and build on the Future Workforce Now policy framework that has been created and develop policy ...
America’s Governors Are Strengthening and Protecting Our States’ Critical Infrastructure
Originally published in the Detroit News By Gretchen Whitmer and Larry Hogan As the East Coast cleans up from hurricanes, ...
Emergency Management Assistance Compact: Legal Considerations in 90 Minutes
The second webinar will be led by representatives from states participating in Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), who will explain ...
Infrastructure Stakeholder Summit II: Strengthening Security and Resiliency: Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure
Infrastructure policy and technology experts from across the country will join NGA)in Detroit, Michigan, for the second of four Stakeholder ...
Marking the Road: Infrastructure for Improving Safety
Our roads are at the center of a public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Lead-by-Example Workshop: Innovative Financing Solutions For State Building Energy Strategies
The National Governors Association hosted this Lead-by-Example (LBE) workshop to support governors’ initiatives to reduce energy consumption and expenses in ...
Governor Larry Hogan NGA Chair’s Initiative International Study Tour to Australia
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan led a multi-state delegation to Australia for a four-day study tour to explore the country’s innovative ...
Rough Waters: Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Hurricanes and Floods
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center Homeland Security and Public Safety division held a webinar on common legal challenges posed ...
Governors Education Policy Advisors Institute 2019
Sept. 25 – 27, 2019, Minneapolis, MN The National Governors Association (NGA) Solutions: The Center for Best Practices Education Division ...
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