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The nation’s governors gathered in Washington for their annual winter meeting, and this session, a meeting of the NGA’s Education and Workforce Committee, focused on state implementation of …

Governors met to discuss the best methods to expand worker training programs for growing states' economies through improving job skills. Guest speakers included Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.…

Governors from throughout the U.S. discussed employment trends in states, growth opportunities, and the changing economic climate. This session was moderated by Maria Bartiromo. The session …

Frederick Hess and Bryan Hassell talked about ways to support teachers and school leaders. Following their presentations governors discussed their states' practices and reforms on educationa…

Witnesses testified to the Senate Education Committee on ways to improve the Individuals Disability Education Act, which was up for renewal.

Governor David Beasley, R-South Carolina, Republican Governors Association Chairman, Republican Governors and education officials discussed how to improve education in the United States. The…

Republican Governors' Association chairman Governor Terry Branstad, R-Iowa, led a plenary session on education initiatives in various states. Sheila Tate, a former press secretary to first l…

The National Governors' Association concluded their annual meeting by hearing from former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander (Republican) and from Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. Mr. Alexander spo…

Participants spoke about technological applications in education. They examined how communications technology can bring students and teachers together from different places and how education…

Governors spoke about the education infrastructure and the benefits of the information superhighway on education at a meeting of the National Governors' Association

The newly created National Education Goals Panel testified on setting national standards in certain subject areas.

The National Education Goals Panel, a presidential commission consisting of six governors, four members of the Bush administration, and four members of Congress, held a news conference to re…

After hearing remarks from President Bush, the National Education Goals Panel continued its meeting to determine standards for measuring the progress of American schools in each of six main …

The National Education Goals Panel, a group of governors, administration officials, and education leaders appointed by the president to investigate the state of the American education system…

Eastern European education ministers met with the National Governor’s Association to exchange ideas on education reform. They talked about school funding, tuition costs, parent participation…

Several governors and business leaders spoke to reporters outside the White House after meeting with President Bush and Education Secretary Lamar Alexander on the Bush administration’s new e…

The governors discussed President Bush’s proposed education reforms.

The National Governors' Association’s National Educational Goals task force met in Washington, DC to discuss the current progress of the six goals set by the National Governors' Association …

The National Educational Goals panel, consisting of a number of governors and educational professionals, met to continue their objective of determining the goals of American education and th…

Moderated by Paula Zahn, co-host of CBS “This Morning” program, the forum panelists assessed the national goals of education in terms of “what to learn and how to measure results.”