Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

H.R. 5, the "Student Success Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers S.1094, "Strengthening America's School Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers H.R. 10, the "Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," all sections S.2304, "Expanding Opportunity through quality Charter Schools Act," all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.10 Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act S.2304 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 527, legislation to strengthen the existing Regulatory Flexibility ActH.R. 3010, legislation to increase the considerations a federal agency would have to undertake prior to issuing a rule. H.R. 10, legislation to require congressional approval of rules that would have at least a $100 million impact on the economy or that have significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment or other economic issues. S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, legislation to require the SEC to conduct robust cost-benefit analysis on each new rulemaking H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Require the SEC to perform a rigorous cost-benefit analysis and regulatory review. Meeting with staff from the Republican Policy Committee explaining what HR Policy Association is and the work we do

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $510,000

Government targets: Employment Standards Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, provisions supporting elementary and secondary education programs; Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Strong Start for America's Children Act, to expand early childhood education opportunities; H.R. 10, provisions related to federal charter laws.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, provisions supporting elementary and secondary education programs; Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Strong Start for America's Children Act (S.2452, H.R.3461) to expand early childhood education opportunities; Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R.10), provisions related to federal charter laws.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086. Support HR 3136. Support HR 4984. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face. Support H.R. 4902 / S 2374. Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities. Support a strong final gainful employment regulation. Express grave concerns to the Department of Ed., DoJ, and the CFPB about the proposed sale of 56 Corinthian Colleges campuses to ECMC Group, a debt collector and loan servicer. We urge you not to waive liability for any prospective buyer of Corinthian campuses unless the sale provides significant relief for current and former students and contains enforceable safeguards to protect students and taxpayers from future abuse. Support S 2432 Support HR 4984

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Charter School issues: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization H.R.4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act H.R.10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act S.2304, Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5, the "Student Success Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers S.1094, "Strengthening America's School Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers H.R. 10, the "Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," all sections S.2304, "Expanding Opportunity through quality Charter Schools Act," all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

EPA Regulations - Mercury and Air Toxins Standard, Carbon Pollution Paper Recycling Initiatives International Climate Change Efforts Regulations from Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act - H.R. 10 TRAIN Act - H.R. 2401 H.R. 4078 - Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act H.R. 4607 - Midnight Rule Relief Act H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

ESEA Reauthorization (H.R.5, S.1094) Education Sciences Reauthorization (H.R.4366) Career and Technical Education Reauthorization (Unnumbered) Charter Schools bill (H.R.10)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education, H.R. 10 (Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter School Act), S. 2432 (Bank of Students Emerging Loan Refinancing Act), S. 2172 (Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act)

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, and S. 2304, the Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act. General issues related to elementary/ secondary education innovation and improvement, and college access.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

New legislation focused on reducing college cost by reducing remediation and increasing opportunities for earning college credit while in high school; new legislation regarding Perkins Reauthorization; HR 10 Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act; Higher Education Act reauthorization; Creating Academic Pathways and Graduating Our Whole Nation Act (introduction pending); LEARN Act; Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization; new legislation regarding disconnected youth; Fast Track to College Act; Full Service Community Schools Act; Creating Quality Technical Educators Act; HS 4366 S.2802 Strengthening Education Through Research Act

Client expense: $10,290 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

New legislation focused on reducing college cost by reducing remediation and increasing opportunities for earning college credit while in high school; new legislation regarding Perkins Reauthorization; HR 10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act; Creating Academic Pathways and Graduating Our Whole Nation Act (introduction pending); LEARN Act; Higher Education Act reauthorization; Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization;New legislation regarding disconnected youth; The All Students Count Act; HR 4366 Strengthening Education Through Research Act

Client expense: $18,140 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 527, legislation to strengthen the existing Regulatory Flexibility ActH.R. 3010, legislation to increase the considerations a federal agency would have to undertake prior to issuing a rule. H.R. 10, legislation to require congressional approval of rules that would have at least a $100 million impact on the economy or that have significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment or other economic issues. S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, legislation to require the SEC to conduct robust cost-benefit analysis on each new rulemaking H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Require the SEC to perform a rigorous cost-benefit analysis and regulatory review.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $510,000

Government targets: Employment Standards Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

EPA Regulations - Mercury and Air Toxins Standard, Carbon Pollution Paper Recycling Initiatives International Climate Change Efforts Regulations from Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act - H.R. 10 TRAIN Act - H.R. 2401 H.R. 4078 - Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act H.R. 4607 - Midnight Rule Relief Act H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

H.R. 5, the "Student Success Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers S.1094, " Strengthening America's Schools Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers H.R. 10, the "Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," all sections S.2304, "Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Charter School issues: H.R.4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act H.R.10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act School Lunch issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, and S. 2304, the Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ESEA Reauthorization (H.R.5, S.1094) Education Sciences Reauthorization (H.R.4366) Career and Technical Education Reauthorization (Unnumbered) Charter Schools bill (H.R.10)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086. Support HR 3136. Support HR 4984. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face. Support H.R. 4902 / S 2374. Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, provisions supporting elementary and secondary education programs; Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, provisions related to federal training and employment programs; Strong Start for America's Children Act, to expand early childhood education opportunities; H.R. 10, provisions related to federal charter laws.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, provisions supporting elementary and secondary education programs; Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014 (H.R.803), provisions related to federal training and employment programs; Strong Start for America's Children Act (S.2452, H.R.3461) to expand early childhood education opportunities; Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R.10), provisions related to federal charter laws.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.10 - Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

New legislation focused on reducing college cost by reducing remediation and increasing opportunities for earning college credit while in high school; new legislation regarding Perkins Reauthorization; Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (HR 10); Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014; Student Success Act (HR 5); Strenghtening America's Schools Act (S. 1094); Every Child Ready for College or Career Act (S. 1101);Creating Academic Pathways and Graduating Our Whole Nation Act (introduction pending)

Client expense: $8,038 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Labor, HHS, Ed Appropriations Bill, general education funding, separately on Title I, Title II, the Full Service Community School Program, Impact Aid, RTTT Equity. Draft school finance bill (Rep. Honda). HR. 5001/S. 2557 CORE Act Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act Supporting Community Schools Act Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act (Senate bill) Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act H.R.4172 All Students Count Act (yet to be introduced) S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, specifically regarding school nutrition H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science & related agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015. Specifically, the Thompson/King/Esty/Heck/Fitzpatrick/Quigley amendment Gainful Employment drafts to HEA H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act Gainful Employment Teacher Prep Higher Education Act Reauthorization Early Head Start and Child Care Partnerships Preschool Development Grant Senate Finance Committee Tax Extenders Package H.R. 4826, School Modernization & Revitalization Through Jobs Act Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal comments DC Opportunity Scholarship program, specifically vouchers S. 1909 /HR 4773, the CHOICE Act S. 1968 /HR 4000, the Scholarships for Kids Act S. 1596/HR2083, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1362, the Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013 All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA

Client expense: $266,122 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office

S. 2322; MAP-21 reauthorization; Public Law 96-274; land transfers; H.R. 10 Charter Schools; Indian Education.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 527, legislation to strengthen the existing Regulatory Flexibility ActH.R. 3010, legislation to increase the considerations a federal agency would have to undertake prior to issuing a rule. H.R. 10, legislation to require congressional approval of rules that would have at least a $100 million impact on the economy or that have significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment or other economic issues. S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, legislation to require the SEC to conduct robust cost-benefit analysis on each new rulemaking H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Require the SEC to perform a rigorous cost-benefit analysis and regulatory review.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $550,000

Government targets: Employment Standards Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

FY 2015 Labor, HHS, Ed Appropriations Bill, general education funding, separately on Title I, Title II, the Full Service Community School Program, Impact Aid, RTTT Equity. Draft school finance bill (Rep. Honda). HR. 5001/S. 2557 CORE Act Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act Supporting Community Schools Act Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act (Senate bill) Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act H.R.4172 All Students Count Act (yet to be introduced) S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, specifically regarding school nutrition H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science & related agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015. Specifically, the Thompson/King/Esty/Heck/Fitzpatrick/Quigley amendment Gainful Employment drafts to HEA H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act Gainful Employment Teacher Prep Higher Education Act Reauthorization Early Head Start and Child Care Partnerships Preschool Development Grant Senate Finance Committee Tax Extenders Package H.R. 4826, School Modernization & Revitalization Through Jobs Act All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA

Client expense: $266,122 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

S 2432 -Student Loan Refinancing Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization, background checks S 1697, HR 3641 -Strong Start for America's Children Act, to authorize pre-K and Child Care and Early Head Start partnerships HR 10 -Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools ActS 2432 -The Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Background Check bill for School Employees S 1356 -Workforce Investment Act of 2013 HR 803, HR 798 -SKILLS Act/Workforce Investment Act of 2013

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2304, Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues for sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education

Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 10 the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act; S. 2304 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools. School Improvement Grants. Charter schools on Indian lands.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Regulations; and Department of Education regulatory issues H.R.803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Job training issues H.R.10, Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, Charter School issues Education standards, tests and assessment related issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Charter School issues: H.R.4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act H.R.10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to growth and expansion of public charter schools. H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored and lobbied on educational issues in the following entire bills: H.Res.571, Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultured, and economic well-being. H.R.10, Success and Opportunities through Quality Charter Schools Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 5, the "Student Success Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers S.1094, " Strengthening America's Schools Act," provisions regarding CSP and authorizers H.R. 10, the "Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," all sections S.2304, "Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," all sections

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations for Charter School Program in FY 2015 budget. H.R. 10 Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations for Charter School Program in FY 2015 budget. H.R. 10 Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, and S. 2304, the Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Accountability in ESEA African American Boys Agriculture Appropriations S. 2389 Anti-bullying legislation Background checks Charter Schools Child nutrition child nutrition re-authorization child nutrition standards Child Nutrition/ SNAP CHOICE Act College Affordability Common Core Congratulations CORE Act CTE DC Vouchers Draft equity bill draft NURSE Act bill DVR resolution early childhood early ed and child nutrition Early Education education Education - ESEA education funding Education general Education issues Education legislation Education Policy Education support professionals Education Technology ELL legislation Equity bill draft Equity draft bill ESEA ESEA, Teacher Prep ESEA, Teacher Preparation, RYH ESEA/ Gradespan Testing ESEA/Labor Federal Education Association Financial Services approps bill FY 15 Agriculture Appropriations General Education Issues/ Conversations GPO-WEP, Charter Schools Grade Span Testing Higher Education Higher Education Act (HEA) House FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations HR 10 - Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act HR 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act HR 1795 HR 2982 - Computer Science in STEM Act of 2013 HR 3461 Strong Start for America's Children Act HR 4008 Agriculture Appropriations bill HR 4136 HR 4172 - Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act HR 4756 BRAVE Act HR 476, Common Core prevention HR 4773 HR 4800 Agriculture Appropriations bill HR 4902 HR 571, Teacher Appreciation Day HR 803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act IDEA IDEA (Funding) IDEA Full Funding Multiple measures draft bill National Teacher Day resolution National Teacher Week Native American Schools Pell Grants Perkins CTE Perkins re-authorization Raise Your Hand Day Rural education S. 1076, Protecting Children from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1094 - Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1596 Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1697 Strong Start for America's Children Act S. 1884 S. 1909 S. 1968 S. 2260 S. 2292 S. 2304 S. 2342 S. 2389 Agriculture Appropriations S. 2389 FY 15 Agriculture Appropriations S. 2431 Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing S. 2432 - Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2557, CORE Act S. 456, Classified School Employee of the Year Act S. 803 S. Res 440 School infrastructure school meals school meals nutrition standards school meals waivers School to Prison Pipeline Secretary Duncan's appearance at appropriations committee SOFA concerns STEM STEM/Math and Science Student Loans Teacher Appreciation Day teacher Appreciation day resolution Teacher appreciation week Teacher preparation Teacher quality Teachers Vergara Ruling Vergara vs. California SCOTUS Vouchers Washington state waiver WIA re-authorization Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Workforce Investment Act

Client expense: $594,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

ESEA Reauthorization (H.R.5, S.1094) Education Sciences Reauthorization (H.R. 4366) Career and Technical Education Reauthorization (Unnumbered) Charter Schools bill (H.R.10)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported a Senate HELP Committee draft reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; supported efforts to reauthorize CCDBG; supported a House charter school reauthorization bill (H.R. 10); continued to monitor education issues generally in House and Senate.

Client expense: $74,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE