NGA Center for Best Practices
The NGA Center for Best Practices teams and divisions develop innovative solutions to today’s most pressing public policy challenges. The center is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s Governors.
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Navigating Benefit Cliffs: States and Territories Supporting Economic Mobility
In June 2024, the National Governors Association Children and Families team hosted the monthly Human Services Policy Advisors Institute Call on mitigating benefit cliffs and supporting upward economic mobility. Background ...
Disagree Better: Looking Forward
“In our country today, we’ve gotten really, really good at tearing things down. Building institutions is hard work; tearing them down is easy. We need some architects. We need more ...
First Spouses Convene at Summer Meeting, Join Governor Youngkin in Conversation on Efforts to Raise Awareness about Fentanyl Prevention
During the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, held in Salt Lake City, Utah First Lady Abby Cox held a meeting with the nation’s First Spouses to focus on efforts Virginia First ...
Let’s Get Ready
All Americans should have access to education that prepares them for success in life. As the world changes and technology evolves, ensuring all students graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary for success is increasingly critical for our nation’s economic competitiveness.
As Governors, we lead states facing economic opportunities but also challenges, shortages in workforce, skills mismatch, and widening opportunity gaps that limit true economic mobility for Americans. We must take these indicators as a call to action.
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Policy Academy to Strengthen SNAP Employment & Training Delivery
The NGA Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), in partnership with Third Sector Capital Partners (Third Sector), has launched the ...
Disagree Better: Looking Forward
“In our country today, we’ve gotten really, really good at tearing things down. Building institutions is hard work; tearing them ...
First Spouses Convene at Summer Meeting, Join Governor Youngkin in Conversation on Efforts to Raise Awareness about Fentanyl Prevention
During the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, held in Salt Lake City, Utah First Lady Abby Cox held a meeting with ...
Governors Discuss Driving American Competitiveness at 2024 Summer Meeting
Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, Co-Chair of NGA’s Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Co-Chair ...
Council of Governors Holds 29th Plenary Meeting
The 29th Plenary meeting of the Council of Governors was held yesterday, July 11, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah ...
Federal Agency Representatives Join 2024 NGA Summer Meeting
At the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, representatives from multiple federal agencies held meetings with Governors’ ...
Disagree Better – A More Perfect Union
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution opens with a powerful declaration of purpose that is, perhaps, the most succinct definition ...
Governors Advance Priorities for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations
Governors recognize the unique nature of the federal system and the critical importance of developing a close working relationship with ...
Public Health Emergency Playbook
(Download) The Public Health Emergency Playbook is a guide designed for Governors and their staff, offering a comprehensive resource to ...
The Governor’s Guide to Public Health Preparedness
The Governor’s Guide to Public Health Preparedness serves as a primer on the fundamentals of public health preparedness for governors ...
Energy Cyber Workforce Policy Brief
Governors play a critical role in creating pathways for cybersecurity professionals, through workforce development programs, reskilling efforts, public outreach, and ...
State of the State – 2024
Governors of states, territories and commonwealths are outlining their priorities for 2024 in state of the state or commonwealth addresses, ...
PAST NGA CHAIRS INITIATIVES
- 2023-2024
Gov. Spencer Cox’s Initiative
Disagree Better - 2022-2023
Gov. Phil Murphy’s Initiative
Strengthening Youth Mental Health - 2021-2022
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Initiative
K-12 Computer Science Education - View all…
