NGA ISSUE LIBRARY
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.
NGA Hosts Expert Roundtables on K-12 Education Focus Areas
National and state experts gathered to discuss gubernatorial strategies for addressing academic recovery and supports, educator recruitment and retention and ...
Aligning State Economic and Workforce Development Strategies for Resilient and Vibrant Economies
During the 2023 NGA Winter Workforce Symposium a discussion was held on how state economic development and workforce development activities ...
State Workforce Leaders Explore Strategies for Confronting Talent Shortages at NGA Winter Workforce Symposium
With talent shortages challenging almost every sector of the economy, Governors and state workforce system leaders are focused on boosting ...
Supporting Successful Workforce Reentry for Justice-Involved Individuals
As Governors continue to address workforce shortages in nearly every sector of the economy, state workforce development policymakers and their ...
Supporting Youth and Families with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Background North Carolina: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) convened a multi-sector workgroup whose goal is ...
HSPAI Call on Public Health Emergency Unwinding
Speakers Matt Lyons, Senior Director of Policy and Practice at the American Public Human Services Association Key Takeaways PHE unwinding ...
Expanding Child Care for Student Parents and Training Pathways for Early Childhood Educators
The NGA Center in partnership with Education Strategy Group held a virtual action lab focused on expanding access to and ...
Strengthening Youth Mental Health – 2023 NGA Winter Meeting
NGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy opened the first plenary session of the 2023 NGA Winter Meeting with an ...
Strengthening Youth Mental Health by building awareness and Reducing Stigma
Building awareness of youth mental health conditions and understanding sources of and solutions for stigma were the focus of the ...
DPAD Learning Collaborative
In January 2023, participants from Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania attended the kickoff meeting for the National Governors Association’s ...
Supporting State Efforts to Address Healthcare Challenges
Reflections on the Governors' Health and Human Services Policy Advisors Institute 2022 In the Fall of 2022 the National Governors ...
HSPAI Call on Supporting Older Populations
Key Takeaways Leveraging human services response to serve older populations — Key opportunities: Increase access to home and community-based care ...
