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 Peter G. Peterson Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to the newly established Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
The pandemic has caused a public health crisis as well as substantial economic disruption. So far, lawmakers have enacted six separate pieces of legislation.
Amid ongoing negotiations in Washington since the expiration of key relief programs, 89% of voters say that America needs another coronavirus economic aid package, according to the latest Financial Times-Peterson Foundation US Economic Monitor.
Highest ranking economic officials from both parties foresee another U.S. economic crisis within 10 years unless the country takes immediate action on structural deficit.
On March 15, 2018 the federal government passed an unfortunate milestone: $21 trillion dollars in gross federal debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/the-national-debt-grew-by-1-trillion-in-just-six-months
Michael A. Peterson pens an op-ed about debt goals for the U.S. for POLITICO.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-a-real-debt-goal-60-percent-by-2030
“Instead of governing by crisis and brinksmanship, our leaders should work collaboratively to address the major structural challenges in our budget," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2018/12/peterson-foundation-statement-on-government-shutdown
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for August 2018, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-august-2018
Economists generally agree that public investment in infrastructure has a positive effect on productivity, and therefore on gross domestic product.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/president-trumps-infrastructure-plan-a-closer-look