State governments across the nation are leading a transformation in talent management, shifting toward a more skills-focused approach, which prioritizes a candidate’s skills, competencies, and relevant work experience over ...
As Governors across the country have taken the podium to deliver their 2025 State of the State addresses, they have used this platform to spotlight one of their largest and most consequential budget line items: education. ...
Last week, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released their 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, showing an overall grade improvement from C- to C. The report opens with the statement: “America’s ...
The third panel discussion of the Let’s Get Ready! New York Convening featured Eva Moskowitz, founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, a public charter school network that manages over 50 schools, serving ...
Infrastructure investment continued to be a top priority for many Governors in their 2025 State of the State or Territory addresses. Governors showcased both infrastructure success stories in their jurisdictions and set out ...
Regarding Daniel Pink’s March 3 online column, “Why not get rid of grades?”: Governors across the country — Democratic and Republican alike — are rethinking how we measure success. There’s no doubt the U.S. ...
The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) held a Congressional briefing to highlight the critical role of state and territorial governments in environmental protection and ...
A top Let’s Get Ready! priority is measuring what works – and what doesn’t. There are plenty of bright spots in the “what works” category, several of which were represented at a recent initiative convening in New ...
There is broad bipartisan agreement on the importance of preparing students for success and clear recognition that the current system needs improvement. The good news is that there are committed leaders willing to develop ...
In January 2024, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) launched two projects to support a set of states and territories to strengthen their healthcare workforce and improve maternal and ...
On Tuesday, February 25, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices hosted a State and Territorial Leader Advisor Call, where attendees learned more about current H5N1 trends from the Johns Hopkins Center ...
NGA Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ Let’s Get Ready initiative is guided by the recognition that the U.S. education system is well overdue for a redesign to keep pace with changes in technology and the job market. ...