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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High-Quality Youth Development and Out-of-School-Time (OST) Opportunities
In this webinar, Jodi Grant from the Afterschool Alliance and Dr. Deborah Moroney from American Institutes for Research discuss how governors and states can best support students, families, and communities ...
State Snapshots For Strengthening The Educator Workforce
A series of conversations with nationally recognized experts in the education field on strategies and promising practices for strengthening educator recruitment and retention, including for advancing school leadership policies and ...
NGA Welcomes Three States and Territories into Policy Academy to Strengthen Benefits Systems Through Innovative Technology
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices us pleased to welcome American Samoa, Hawai’i, and Louisiana to the Policy Academy to Strengthen Benefits Systems Through Innovative Technology. The 12-month ...
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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States Continue Advancing Strategies to Scale Work-Based Learning
Summary States increasingly need a more highly skilled workforce to meet the requirements of businesses, keep up with a rapidly ...
Transportation Innovation Summit
January 9-12, 2018 | Henderson, NV The world is changing rapidly, with new innovative technologies spurring what some have declared ...
States Continue Advancing Strategies to Scale Work-Based Learning
This paper is a guide for how governors can lead the way on expanding work-based learning opportunities as part of ...
Financing an Equitable and High-Quality K-12 Education System
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted a webinar that provided state examples and strategies to ...
Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute
December 13-15, 2017 | Miami Beach, FL The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted governors’ education ...
State Trends for Advancing Energy Storage
This webinar will provide state policymakers with insights on some of the ways that states can advance the deployment of ...
State Trends for Advancing Energy Storage
Advanced energy storage technologies are transforming the U.S. electric power market to one that is more resilient, cleaner and more ...
Building Complex Care Programs: A Road Map for States
Since 2013, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) Health Division has worked with 10 states and ...
Mid-Course Workshop of the Policy Academy on Power Sector Modernization
November 29–December 1, 2017 | Orlando, FL The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the Mid-Course ...
Powering Up: State Trends for Advancing the Use of Energy Storage
Advanced energy storage technologies are transforming the U.S. electric power market to one that is more resilient, cleaner and more ...
Intergovernmental Meeting with the U.S. Department of Energy
November 15–17, 2017 | San Antonio, TX The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the 16th ...
Grid Smarts: State Considerations for Adopting Grid Modernization Technologies
Governors can guide the consideration of trade-offs in adopting grid modernization technologies by setting clear policy goals and ensuring that ...
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