Research conducted by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), Fab Foundation and FHI 360, in partnership with more than 150 national and international experts and leaders from 28 states, found that to prepare their future workforces, governors and state leaders must develop a comprehensive agenda made up of three transformational objectives. Each objective can be achieved by implementing policy actions from across 10 policy pathways, which together offer a policy framework to prepare every worker for the 21st century workplace. The State Guide for Preparing the Future Workforce Now responds to today's challenges with an interactive toolkit that helps governors and states take definitive action to reimagine workforce development and education policy. It is a comprehensive suite of actionable policy and programmatic transformations to support and guide leaders at the highest level of state government, with tools and resources that can be used by local leaders, industry and institutions to pursue the most promising approaches across the education and workforce systems. The proposals described in this guide offer options for action based on the opportunities and challenges that technological disruptions pose for the modern-day workforce, but they are not comprehensive. Other innovative policies and programs must be developed and implemented. More importantly, as states aim to reimagine their workforce development and education systems, they should consider each proposal not only on its own merit but also as part of a comprehensive agenda for systems transformation. [This guide was prepared with guidance by Rachael Stephens. It was produced in partnership with the Fab Foundation and with additional support from the Siegel Family Endowment and Schmidt Futures.]