(This post was written by Charles Edwards, Thompson’s senior executive director for education products.) Taking the first official steps toward their promise of cutting spending for the current fiscal year, House Republican budget leaders released their official 2011 budget guidance…

Quack!

The debate over spending levels for the rest of the current fiscal year ratcheted up a notch today. According to its website, the House Budget Committee will set the spending cap for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 at $1.055…

It’s that day of the year again – when Americans carry out the strange practice of letting a rodent portend the future.  And this morning, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, supposedly heralding an early spring. While many storm-pummeled…

What’s the old saw about turning around an aircraft carrier and change not happening overnight? Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the U.S.S. Federal Government.

As I sat down to write my first post for our new grants blog, I looked at the cup of tea I’d grabbed to counter the chilly gray morning.  The tag on the teabag offered auspicious counsel:  “If your word…