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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Nation’s Governors, First Spouses Mark National Recovery Month
Each September, National Recovery Month is observed to help promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication ...
States Capitalize on Federal Infrastructure Investments to Expand Workforce Development
Since 2021, a wave of federal infrastructure investments has provided states with historic levels of funding for economic development and industrial growth. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), CHIPS ...
2024 Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives
The 2024 Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives was held on September 5-6th in Washington, DC. Hosted by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Criminal ...
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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Building a Civilian Cyber Corps
Whenever a natural disaster strikes a community, dozens, if not hundreds, of volunteers flock to assist in any way they ...
State Sector Strategies Coming of Age: Implications for State Workforce Policymakers
This paper offers a snapshot of sector strategies today, an overview of what makes them different from traditional workforce and ...
The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Meeting Increasing Demand for Primary Care
One way states could increase access to primary care for their residents is to consider easing their scope of practice ...
Improving Preparedness Through Sharing Public Health and Homeland Security Information
Governors can play an active role in improving how state and local agencies work together to produce useful homeland security ...
Strategies for Curbing Health Insurance Costs for State Employees: Benefit Design, Wellness Programs and Data Mining
With continued strains on state budgets, governors are finding innovative ways to do more with less across state government. Included ...
Six Strategies for Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse
The abuse of prescription drugs is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States, and is the most common ...
New Engines of Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture and Design
This report focuses on the ways that arts, culture, and design can assist states as they seek to create jobs ...
Strategies for States to Encourage and Fund Community Care Teams
Strategies for States to Encourage and Fund Community Care Teams outlines the role that community care teams can play in ...
Long-Term Services and Supports: Challenges and Opportunities for States in Difficult Budget Times
An effective system of long-term services and supports (LTSS) is essential to enable older adults and persons with disabilities to ...
State Perspectives on Insurance Exchanges: Implementing Health Reform in an Uncertain Environment
The three major components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) — insurance reform, Medicaid expansions, ...
State Health Insurance Exchanges and Children’s Coverage: Issues for State Design Decisions
As states consider implementation options under the Affordable Care Act, they face a series of critical decisions that will affect ...
Sustaining State Health Information Exchange: A State Toolkit
Many tools have been proposed to correct the ills of the health care system, but there is likely no single ...
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