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Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is the bipartisan organization of the nation’s 55 governors. Through NGA, governors share best practices, address issues of national and state interest and share innovative solutions that improve state government and support the principles of federalism.

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Let’s Get Ready for International Best Practices in Education

Let’s Get Ready for International Best Practices in Education

Through Let’s Get Ready!, Governors are working with parents and educators not just to find new answers but to ask ...
Let’s Get Ready to Close the Achievement Gaps for All Students

Let’s Get Ready to Close the Achievement Gaps for All Students

The conviction that every student can succeed is one of Let’s Get Ready’s core tenets. As achievement gaps between top-performing ...
Food is Medicine: A Strategic Shift in State Health Policy

Food is Medicine: A Strategic Shift in State Health Policy

Across the country, Governors are driving a new phase of healthcare transformation—one that positions healthy food as a reimbursable, clinically ...
Let’s Get Ready for Improved Educational Outcomes

Let’s Get Ready for Improved Educational Outcomes

At NGA, we take best practices seriously, with dedicated teams who work with state policy leaders and other experts to ...
Governors Advocate for Bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

Governors Advocate for Bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

Washington, DC – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Co-Chairs of NGA’s Economic Development and Revitalization ...
NGA Issues Statement on Political Shootings in Minnesota

NGA Issues Statement on Political Shootings in Minnesota

Washington, DC – NGA Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Vice Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt issued the following statement condemning ...
Governor Polis Leads International Education Discussion in Vancouver

Governor Polis Leads International Education Discussion in Vancouver

Education Leaders Participate in National Governors Association Initiative Vancouver – National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis convened ...
Understanding Lapses in Learning

Understanding Lapses in Learning

The following letter to editor, regarding “Have We Quit on Learning?,” originally appeared in the New York Times on May ...

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