Earlier this week the new chair of the National Governor’s Association announced plans to create a common set of measures to monitor progress and compare states for higher education.

The report released along with the announcement is expected to be followed by a technical guide to states in the coming weeks.

In addition, the initiative will also incorporate the following actions in the coming months.

• Develop a series of best practices and a list of policy actions governors can choose to use;
• Hold a national summit;
• Provide grants to states to design policies and programs to reach these goals; and
• Hold a learning institute for governors’ senior advisors.