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| In the States: |
| Missouri, North Carolina, Arizona Win Top Innovation Awards—Three states took top honors in this year’s Innovations in American Government Awards for their respective programs to rehabilitate juvenile offenders; prepare for disadvantaged kids for college; and promote successful prisoner re-entry, Stateline.org reports. |
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 | States Improve Preparedness to Safeguard Against Pandemic Influenza Outbreak
States are making significant progress toward safeguarding their citizens against an influenza pandemic, but the nation as a whole remains inadequately prepared for a severe pandemic outbreak according to a new report by the NGA Center.
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 | Governors Call for Congress to Address Highway Trust Fund Shortfall
The nation's governors call on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to eliminate the impending shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund immediately.
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 | Top State Education Policy Organizations Form Expert Advisory Group on International Benchmarking
Three of the nation's leading education policy organizations today united to ensure American students in every state are receiving a world-class education. NGA, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Achieve, Inc. have joined to provide states a roadmap for benchmarking their K-12 education systems to those of top-performing nations.
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