The research-based, inquiry-driven Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum connect students to the current public policy dilemmas about the federal budget, national debt, and budget deficit that confront the United States.

Civic leaders, top CEOs and leading budget experts met in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the national debt and America's unsustainable fiscal trajectory, and to announce the launch of The Campaign to Fix the 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.

Highlighting state-level efforts to solve structural deficit problems. While most discussions on America's fiscal policy focus on the federal level, state governments also face daunting budget challenges.

In January 2013, a series of tax increases and spending cuts are slated to go into effect automatically and all at once.