
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 Snapshots For Strengthening The Educator Workforce
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State Partnerships for Advancing School Leadership
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Lessons from the World’s High-Performing Education Systems: A Conversation with Andreas Schleicher
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State Strategies for Addressing K-12 Student Needs
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State Strategies For Addressing K-12 Student Needs
A series of conversations with subject matter experts, state education leaders, and practitioners to explore gubernatorial strategies for addressing students’ academic needs and well-being, hosted by the NGA’s Center for Best Practices K-12 Education Team.
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 priorities at the gubernatorial and state level, hosted by the NGA’s Center for Best Practices K-12 Education Team. For additional information, research, 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
K-12 Topics
Health and Safety
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NGA’s Community Renewal Co-Chairs and U.S. Education Secretary Discuss Reopening America’s Schools
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COVID-19 K-12 SCHOOL OPENING AND CLOSING POLICIES
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Child Care for School-Aged Children
Student and Staff Well-Being
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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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Governor Murphy Introduces Chair’s Initiative: Strengthening Youth Mental Health Care
Academic Recovery / Summer Learning and Enrichment
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Elevating Opportunities for Innovation: Education Leadership in Colorado and Ohio
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Lessons Learned from Afterschool and Summer Learning and Enrichment in 2021
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Strategies for Reengaging Students During and Beyond The COVID-19 Pandemic
Digital Literacy
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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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Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Garners Bipartisan Support for Advancing Computer Science Education Nationally
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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Financing an Equitable and High-Quality System: Investing in Early Learning
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Financing an Equitable and High-Quality K-12 Education System
K-12, Postsecondary, Workforce Connections
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Education Topic Papers a Governor’s Dual Enrollment Framework for Success
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Strada Education Network Invests in Development of State Policies for Adult Learners, Disconnected Youth
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Policy Academy on Scaling Work-Based Learning: Knowledge Exchange Learning Lab
NGA K-12 Education Library

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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Governors, Private Sector, Education Leaders Advance Computer Science Education
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State of the States: Student and School Staff Health and Wellness
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State of the States: Academic Supports
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Webinar: Education Trends in 2022 State of the State Addresses
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