
K-12 Education
Governors are leading efforts across the country to ensure that students in their states graduate prepared to succeed in postsecondary, the workforce, and life. The NGA K-12 Education Team supports Governors in these efforts by regularly bringing together Governors’ education policy advisors to connect with and learn from each other and national and state experts in the field; providing ongoing responsive and proactive technical assistance; and through the development of resources and reports that spotlight promising practices and actionable strategies on timely topics, including addressing students’ academic recovery and well-being and strengthening educator recruitment and retention.
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State Education Trends for 2023
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Academic and Career Success – 2023 NGA Winter Meeting Task Force Meeting
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Governors Engage with Federal Officials
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Strategies for Addressing the Comprehensive Needs of Students and Families Through Community Schools and Wraparound Supports
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K-12 Education: Reflect And Redesign
Watch a series of conversations with subject matter experts, state education leaders, and practitioners that reflect on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and elevate strategies and models for redesigning key features of the education system as states and school districts move forward, hosted by the NGA’s Center for Best Practices K-12 Education Team.
School Leadership Hot Topics
On School Leadership Hot Topics, nationally recognized education experts share their knowledge and insights on strategies and promising practices for advancing school leadership policies and priorities at the gubernatorial and state level. For additional information and resources on principals and school leaders, please visit the Wallace Foundation Knowledge Center.
Meet The Team
- Seth Gerson, Program Director
- Catherine Van Ness, Senior Policy Analyst
- Jillian Meinhardt, Policy Analyst
- Katie Nichols, Policy Coordinator
K-12 Topics
Health and Safety
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Improving Mental Health Services and Increasing Supportive Services in Schools
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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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State of the States: Student and School Staff Health and Wellness
Student and Staff Well-Being
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Improving Student, Family and School Staff Well-Being
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Strategies for Addressing the Comprehensive Needs of Students and Families Through Community Schools and Wraparound Supports
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Strategies for Parent, Family, Student and Community Engagement with K-12 Schools
Academic Recovery / Summer Learning and Enrichment
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Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute 2022
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State of the States: Academic Supports
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Elevating Opportunities for Innovation: Education Leadership in Colorado and Ohio
Digital Literacy
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Lessons Learned In Workforce Innovation: How Six States Are Planning to Advance Digital Skills for Equitable Economic Participation
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State Postsecondary Education’s Role in Digital Equity Planning
Educator Workforce
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Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute 2022
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Governors Welcome Action to Address Teacher Shortages
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Community Renewal Task Force Meeting on the Educator Workforce
Education Finance
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American Rescue Plan State Funding Profiles
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Strategies for Advancing Equity Through State Education Budgets During & Beyond COVID
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Financing an Equitable and High-Quality System: Investing in Early Learning
K-12, Postsecondary, Workforce Connections
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Work Based Learning
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K-12 to Postsecondary Transitions During COVID-19: Opportunities for Governors and States
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Dual Credit in the Time of COVID-19
NGA K-12 Education Library

State Education Trends for 2023
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Academic and Career Success – 2023 NGA Winter Meeting Task Force Meeting
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Governors Engage with Federal Officials
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Strategies for Addressing the Comprehensive Needs of Students and Families Through Community Schools and Wraparound Supports
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Strategies for Parent, Family, Student and Community Engagement with K-12 Schools
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Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute 2022
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Governors Welcome Action to Address Teacher Shortages
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K-12 Computer Science Education – NGA 2022 Summer Meeting
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NGA 2022 Summer Meeting
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