High School Students Aren't Taught About the National Debt
The nation’s schools teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic federal budget terms and engage students in public policy questions to promote active citizenship.
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The nation’s schools teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic federal budget terms and engage students in public policy questions to promote active citizenship.
The results of the national survey, commissioned by the Foundation and released today, show that amidst the current economic crisis, there is strong consensus about the fundamental importance of the country's sustained fiscal health, and that Americans place a high priority on tackling the federal government's growing budget deficit and debt.
Last year, the U.S. deficit of $1.4 trillion or 9.9 percent of gross domestic product, was the largest since the end of World War II.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2009/04/the-us-faces-looming-fiscal-crisis
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today launched a multi-platform online awareness campaign spotlighting the federal government's $56.4 trillion in financial obligations and unfunded promises.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/peterson-foundation-launches-tax-day-awareness-campaign
There is broad support among Democrats, Republicans and Independents for a bipartisan fiscal commission to address America's debt and deficit challenges according to a new poll commissioned by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Fiscal policymakers representing the Treasury Department, other federal agencies, think tanks and Congress will face off against college students in the Budgetball Tournament on the National Mall this Sunday from 11:00am to 2:00pm ET. Players will include David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, and Robert Reischauer, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/administration-and-congressional-teams-get-fiscal
A mixed picture emerges from a new study commissioned by the Peter G.Peterson Foundation on America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200).
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2009/09/health-care-bill-coverage-gain-fiscal-pain
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner congratulated participants in yesterday's Budgetball Tournament on the National Mall, a demonstration of fiscal fitness in the federal government's front yard.
Mobilize.org and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation today announced the results of their National Youth Summit, which brought one hundred fifty young people from around the country to Chicago, Illinois last week to discuss challenges facing young people, particularly given the economic downturn, and to give them the opportunity to present innovative solutions to the unique issues facing their generation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/pgpf-announces-youth-summit-winners
The full transcript of a speech delivered by Dave Walker, president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, at the Institute of Medicine.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/dave-walker-at-institute-of-medicine-rosenthal-speech