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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Governors Prioritizing Postsecondary Strategies: Multiple Pathways Highlighted in 2025 State and Territory Addresses
Governors across the country made clear that postsecondary education remains central to their policy agendas in their 2025 State and Territory addresses—including State of the State, Inaugural, and Budget speeches ...
Membership Monthly – April 2025
Updates from the NGA Membership Team for April 2025. For more about the programs below and a list of upcoming events please email NGA at: membership@nga.org. ABOVE: Virginia Governor Glenn ...
Workforce Investments for A Robust Health Ecosystem
To help commemorate National Public Health Week 2025, this publication is part of an NGA series that explores policies, programs and considerations to improve population health. Addressing health needs through ...
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 Health Reform Initiatives
The U.S. health care system is currently undergoing significant change. Much of the change happening today is focused on finding ...
Aligning State Systems for a Talent-Driven Economy: A Road Map for States
Summary The National Governors Association (NGA) released a comprehensive report, Aligning State Systems for a Talent-Driven Economy: A Road Map ...
Energy Resilience for Water & Wastewater Systems
This webinar will explore the interplay between energy and water resiliency and highlight innovative strategies for states to improve water ...
Governors’ Advisors’ Energy Policy Institute
June 12 – 13 | Washington, D.C The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held its annual ...
Governors’ Advisors’ Energy Policy Institute Pre-Institute Workshop: State Offshore Wind Opportunities
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) with the generous support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
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) ...
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