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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Briefing on Higher Education Campus Safety and Security
On Thursday, July 16th, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its monthly briefing for the Criminal Justice Policy Advisors (CJPA) network and the network of Governors Education Policy Advisors (GEPA) ...
Reimagining Rural Maternal and Child Health
Rural Health Transformation Program Insights (Download) Maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes continue to raise national concern despite ongoing targeted initiatives, community-based interventions, and executive measures aimed at improving population ...
Building Degree Apprenticeships in Louisiana: A State-Led Approach to Strengthening the Teacher Pipeline
Louisiana’s experience, which has been built on strong pilots that are maturing into a statewide model, offer a few clear takeaways for governors looking to launch similar efforts. (Download) Why ...
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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Defining and Measuring Quality in Work-Based Learning
This February 12, 2019 webinar featured a presentation by the Urban Institute on defining and measuring high-quality work-based learning, and ...
Gubernatorial Education Policy Transition Memo
Summary The gubernatorial education policy transition memo and executive summary entitled "Leveraging Transition: Ten Ways for New Governors to Advance ...
Policy Academy on Scaling Work-Based Learning to discuss the Strengthening Career and Technical Education
During the webinar, state leaders from the Parents and Children Thriving Together: Two-Generation State Policy Network (PACTT Network) shared how ...
Prenatal to Age Three Learning Collaborative
Prenatal to Age Three Learning Collaborative January 7-9, 2019 | New Orleans, Louisiana NGA Center Education Division hosted its Integrating ...
Experts Roundtable on Enhancing Housing Resiliency
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices with the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) held an ...
Governors Build Global Ties, Stability in Challenging Times
Originally run on RealClearPolitics.com. By Scott D. Pattison Over the past several years, the leaders of America’s 55 states, territories, ...
Governors: States are Where the Action Is
Note: John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, was the governor of Colorado. Bill Haslam, a Republican, is the outgoing governor of Tennessee ...
Retreat on Improving Energy Resilience in the State of Oregon
December 11 – 12 | Salem, OR The state of Oregon, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for ...
EIA Training Natural Gas Storage Dashboard and Strategic Electricity Initiative
This is a two-part webinar featuring a training from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on the newly launched Natural ...
Maryland Resilience Retreat
November 29 -28 | Reisterstown, MD The State of Maryland, the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and the Governor’s Office of ...
Idaho Energy Resilience Retreat
November 15 - 16 | Boise, ID The state of Idaho, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for ...
Northeast Regional Transportation Electrification Workshop
November 29 - 30 | Hartford, CT The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the Northeast ...
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