
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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School Nutrition and Meals Programs During K-12 School Reopening
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School Safety and Prevention Webinar
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School Safety and Prevention (March 2018)
Student and Staff Well-Being
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State of the States: Student and School Staff Health and Wellness
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Elevating Opportunities for Innovation: Education Leadership in Colorado and Ohio
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Strategies for Supporting Students with Unique Needs During & Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
Academic Recovery / Summer Learning and Enrichment
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State Leaders Outline Strategies for Accelerating Student Learning Amid Pandemic
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State Plans for Accelerating Student Learning: A Preliminary Analysis
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Summer Camps and Summer Learning Opportunities
Digital Literacy
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Leveraging the Digital Equity Act To Advance Digital Skills
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Advance STEM education in bipartisan innovation and competition legislation
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Computer Science Education and The Workforce
Educator Workforce
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State Policy Levers to Support Principal Pipelines
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State Highlight: Louisiana’s Efforts to Develop and Support School Leaders
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School Leadership Under ESSA: State Highlights
Education Finance
K-12, Postsecondary, Workforce Connections
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Work-Based Learning Policy Academy Cross-State Meeting
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States Continue Advancing Strategies to Scale Work-Based Learning
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States Support Work-Based Learning to Expand Employment Opportunities
NGA K-12 Education Library

Governors Convening on Computer Science Education
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Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Advances Computer Science Education Initiative with State Leaders, National Experts
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State K-12 Education Trends for 2022
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State of the States: K-12 Digital Literacy
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Elevating Opportunities for Innovation: Education Leadership in Colorado and Ohio
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NGA 2022 Winter Meeting
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American Rescue Plan State Funding Profiles
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State of the States 2022
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Strategies for Supporting Students with Unique Needs During & Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Governor Hutchinson Hosts National Computer Science Education Week Kick-Off
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