
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.
Latest

Discussing Youth Mental Health at the 2023 Jed Policy Summit

Lessons From the World’s High-Performing Education Systems

2023 Governors’ Education Policy Advisors Institute: K-12 Education Highlights

The National Governors Association and Education Commission of the States Host K-12 Education Summit
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
- Jillian Meinhardt, Policy Analyst
- Ekaan Ahmad, Policy Coordinator
K-12 Topics
Student and Staff Well-Being

School Safety and Prevention Webinar
Chronic Absenteeism Webinar
School Safety and Prevention (March 2018)
Academic Supports
Educator Workforce
NGA K-12 Education Library

COVID-19 K-12 SCHOOL OPENING AND CLOSING POLICIES

Child Care for School-Aged Children

Letter Urging Congress to Extend Waiver Authorities for the COVID-19 School Nutrition Rules

Parts of a Whole: Critical Aspects to Support PreK to Grade 3

School Nutrition and Meals Programs During K-12 School Reopening

Governors and Education Leaders Call for Funding and Flexibility to Ensure Student Safety in Fall

Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding Education Funding and Local Control
