To succeed in the job market, young people need education or training beyond high school. Governors are prioritizing youth apprenticeship programs to connect more young people to career paths, while filling businesses’ ...
The National Governors Association (NGA) competitively selected five states — Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Wisconsin — to participate in a new project focused on implementing best practices ...
The U.S. population is aging rapidly, with 10,000 adults turning 65 every day. As individuals age and live longer than ever before, the need for long-term services and supports (LTSS) will continue to grow. Addressing the ...
Governors have a vested interest in ensuring access to high quality health care to improve the health and wellbeing of their residents while also being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. Persistent growth in health ...
Most people in the United States receive health care through private health insurance, either through an employer or through the individual market. Because states have regulatory oversight authority over large portions of ...
The cost of chronic disease to this country is colossal and treatment of chronic disease constitutes a large proportion of public spending. Governors can help improve health outcomes, increase worker productivity and reduce ...
Sound infrastructure is vital to our quality of life. It helps move people, good, communications and services and provides for a variety of operations. Governors play a key role in planning, funding, financing, delivering, ...
Please take a listen to the new NGA Education School Leadership podcast series! On School Leadership Hot Topics, nationally recognized education experts share their knowledge and insights on strategies and promising ...
Prenatal to Age Three Learning Collaborative January 7-9, 2019 | New Orleans, Louisiana NGA Center Education Division hosted its Integrating and Advancing State Prenatal to Age Three Policies Learning Collaborative in ...
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices, in partnership with ACT, the nonprofit learning, measurement and navigation organization behind the ACT® test, is releasing its initial 10 one-page ...
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) hosted the second policy academy cross-state meeting focused on assisting state workforce and education leaders to scale high-quality work-based ...
This white paper was developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) as part of its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy’s ...