🤝 Engagement, collaboration, and partnerships are important to the CHDS Executive Education Program (EEP). In partnership with the EEP, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its annual Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) Summer Meeting at the Naval Postgraduate School this week. The GHSAC meeting brought together governors’ homeland security advisors and federal partners to discuss a variety of homeland security topics. CHDS hosted great speakers during the program, including former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and strategic communications/media expert Dr. Kristy Carver Roschke.
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The National Governors Association (NGA)—the bipartisan organization of the nation's governors—promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and speaks with a collective voice on national policy. Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation’s governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s most respected public policy organizations. Its members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths. NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing and implementing innovative solutions to public policy challenges through the NGA Center for Best Practices. NGA also provides management and technical assistance to both new and incumbent governors.
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http://www.nga.org
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On any given day in summer 2024, tens of millions of Americans are under extreme heat alerts. In addition to more well-known risks, like heat stroke, extreme heat can impact: pregnancy outcomes, heart disease, the safety and efficacy of medications, substance use, bacterial infections and more. Recently NGA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration hosted a briefing on the Heat & Health Dashboard – an interactive tool to help states better understand and mitigate heat risks. https://lnkd.in/ez32Xc5s
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Yesterday NGA released two webinars with Dr. Robert Balfanz, Director of the Everyone Graduates Center, Johns Hopkins University and a panel of national education experts: Hedy Chang of Attendance Works, Denise Forte of EdTrust, and Dr. Nat Malkus of American Enterprise Institute; who share recent chronic absenteeism data and provide actionable strategies for Governors’ offices and districts to boost student attendance and engagement and address chronic absenteeism. https://lnkd.in/ermXHjJK
Strategies for Addressing Chronic Absenteeism & Boosting Student Engagement
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Recently NGA's Seth Gerson met with David Donaldson, Founding and Managing Partner of the National Center for Grow Your Own, for an overview and highlights of Grow Your Own and registered apprenticeship models for teachers and principals. Watch the conversation and find topical resources at: https://lnkd.in/euzshUFi
High-Quality Teacher and Principal Grow Your Own & Registered Apprenticeship Models
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In the closing plenary of the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, NGA Chair Governor Jared Polis led a discussion with Governors and education leaders on the importance of adapting U.S. educational systems to better prepare students for the modern workforce. Joining Governor Polis were Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner and SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ePaCHSDT
Getting Ready for Let’s Get Ready at the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting
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The NGA Center for Best Practices, in partnership with Third Sector, has launched the Policy Academy to Strengthen SNAP Employment & Training Delivery. From July 2024 – February 2025, the NGA Center and Third Sector will support state teams from Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, and North Carolina as they seek to enact policy and programmatic changes to strengthen SNAP E&T delivery. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gUG339MH
Policy Academy to Strengthen SNAP Employment & Training Delivery
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At the 2024 #NGASummerMeeting, Utah Governor Spencer Cox wound down his #DisagreeBetter initiative with a look back at the year-long campaign and a look forward – examining how polarization is playing out in our culture & exploring what we can do about it. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ewBcz3JA
Disagree Better: Looking Forward
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During the 2024 NGA Summer Meeting, Utah First Lady Abby Cox held a meeting with First Spouses to focus on efforts Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin and New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy are leading to encourage Governors and First Spouses to help mark August 21 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day and August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e9iiwb9X
First Spouses Convene at Summer Meeting, Join Governor Youngkin in Conversation on Efforts to Raise Awareness about Fentanyl Prevention
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At the #NGASummerMeeting, Western Governors University President Scott Pulsipher moderated a discussion with Governor Josh Green and Governor Mark Gordon on how Governors are driving American competitiveness. See a readout and watch the session at: https://lnkd.in/e_u5VENq
Governors Discuss Driving American Competitiveness at 2024 Summer Meeting
https://www.nga.org
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The nation’s Governors met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last Friday. President Zelenskyy attended the NGA Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, participating in a private meeting with Governors before delivering an address to all attendees. Learn more and watch the public address at: https://lnkd.in/etkEmHYe
Governors Meet with President Zelenskyy at NGA Summer Meeting
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