National Governors Association

The National Governors Association Center is engaged in a variety of activities to assist governors and states in strengthening STEM education. In May 2010, we partnered with the NGA Center to convene a cross-section of our industry partners to discuss how industry, governors and states could work to strengthen STEM education and improve state workforce capacity. Meeting participants included: a select number of NGA Corporate Fellows, Innovate +Educate and our national partners as well as other thought leaders. A summary of our meeting objectives:

1. Open channels of discussion across industry partners already supporting STEM education
2. Discuss existing industry-supported STEM education initiatives and devise a strategy to disseminate best practices and lessons learned across these initiatives; and,
3. Devise a strategy for the NGA Center to serve as a broker of best practices in connecting industry partner support to existing state STEM initiatives and networks.

Key Outcomes One Year Later:

1. Continued focus on the Innovate+Educate Board of Directors partnering with NGAʼs 100 Corporate Fellows.
2. Launched a public-private partnership to support key innovations within Massachusetts STEM plan, developed and approved by the Governorʼs STEM advisory council.
3. In August 2011, convening seven states with the NGA to discuss alignment and policy.