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Our nation’s Governors are dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives. Through NGA, Governors identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. NGA teams work side-by-side with state leaders to identify challenges and develop solutions. View NGA products below, filterable by content type and topic.
Let’s Get Ready to Improve Education and Support Rural Communities
The third panel discussion of the Let’s Get Ready! New York Convening featured Eva Moskowitz, founder and CEO of Success ...
Building for Tomorrow: Governors Showcase Infrastructure Investment in State of the State Addresses
Infrastructure investment continued to be a top priority for many Governors in their 2025 State of the State or Territory ...
Let’s Get Ready to Change Education’s Status Quo
Illustration by Michelle Kondrich/The Washington Post Regarding Daniel Pink’s March 3 online column, “Why not get rid of grades?”: Governors ...
State and Territorial Environmental Priorities for Economic Prosperity
The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) held a Congressional briefing to highlight the ...
Let’s Get Ready to Build Education to Workforce Pipelines
A top Let’s Get Ready! priority is measuring what works – and what doesn’t. There are plenty of bright spots ...
Let’s Get Ready to Partner on Education
There is broad bipartisan agreement on the importance of preparing students for success and clear recognition that the current system ...
Supporting States in Maternal and Child Health and Healthcare Workforce
In January 2024, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) launched two projects to support a set ...
H5N1 Avian Flu Emergency Preparedness and Response
On Tuesday, February 25, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices hosted a State and Territorial Leader Advisor Call, ...
Identifying and Implementing Education Solutions
NGA Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ Let’s Get Ready initiative is guided by the recognition that the U.S. education system ...
Governors Bring What Works to DC
If you Google “February Vacation Destinations” Washington, D.C., probably doesn’t even crack the top 200. But that’s ok. Because when ...
First Spouses Meet with Agriculture Secretary, Convene at 2025 NGA Winter Meeting
First Spouses routinely convene at the annual NGA Winter Meeting to hold meetings with philanthropic and government leaders and elevate ...
Council of Governors Holds 30th Plenary Meeting
The bipartisan Council of Governors (COG) was established by Section 1822 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 and ...