
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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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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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
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Strategies for Reengaging Students During and 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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School Leadership Under ESSA: State Highlights
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How Maryland Policymakers Are Working Together to Improve School Principal Quality
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Promising Practices in Boosting School Leadership Capacity: Principal Academies
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

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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School Leadership Hot Topics
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Governor Hutchinson Hosts National Computer Science Education Week Kick-Off
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National Governors Association Chairman’s Initiative Highlighted at CSEdCon
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2021 State of Computer Science Education Report
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Lessons Learned from Afterschool and Summer Learning and Enrichment in 2021
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State Policy Levers to Support Principal Pipelines
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K-12 Education: Reflect And Redesign
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