School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909/H.R. 4773) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Collection, and Title IX

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies toreduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; S.1909/S.1968, CHOICE Act/ Scholarship For Kids Act, in opposition to diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, in support of amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes; in support of greater compliance enforcement and transparency around campus sexual assault; All Students Count Act of 2014, in support of requiring annual State report cards reflect the same major race and ethnic groups as the decennial census of the population.

H.R.5, Student Success Act, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers, in support of substitute amendment; S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652,Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt, S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act; in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; S. 1909/ S. 1968, CHOICE Act/ Scholarship For Kids Act, in opposition to diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; in support of greater compliance enforcement and transparency around campus sexual assault.

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, and Civil Rights Data Collection

H.R.5, Student Success Act, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers, in support of substitute amendment; S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan AffordabilityAct/ Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652,Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act , in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority.

Continuum of Learning Act (H.R.791) Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R.1334) Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 (S.1086) Educator Preparation Reform Act (S.1062/H.R.2172)School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (S.840/H.R.1736) Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 (S.1094) Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013 (S.844) Great Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052/H.R.2196) Diploma Act (H.R.2237) Raise-Up Act (S. 1117) Child Care Infant Mortality Prevention Act of 2013 (S.1494) Strong Start for Americas Children Act (S.1697/H.R. 3461) Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R.2775)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), School Leadership program, and National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911) and highly qualified teacher requirements School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, and E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, and Civil Rights Data Collection

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Reauthorization of Title II Higher Education Act (Educator preparation issues). The Educator Preparation Reform Act, S. 1062/H.R.2172 Equal Access to Quality Education Act, H.R. 1334Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (not yet introduced in 113th Congress) School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, S. 840/H.R.1736 Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act or GREAT Teachers and Principals Act S. 1052/H.R.2196 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2013, S. 358 STEM Education issues related to Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Higher Education Act Department of Education regulations for Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), gainful employment, definition of a credit hour, and state authorization regulations. U.S. Department of Educations Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to prepare proposed regulations under Title II and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Amending definition of "highly qualified teacher" in Elementary and Secondary Education Act The Student Success Act, H.R. 5 House Democratic Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 5 (not introduced; offered at markup) Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, S. 1094 Every Child Ready for College or Career Act, S. 1101 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States, H.J.RES.1 A bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending, S. 788 The Full Faith and Credit and Credit Act, H.R. 807 Supporting Teachers and Enhancing Manufacturing (STEM) Jobs Act of 2013, H.R. 3243 Issues related to modernizing the E-Rate program for schools and libraries (WC Docket No. 13184) Issues related to the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (Doc ID number ED-2013-ICCD-0079) Issues related to the Highly Qualified Teachers data collection (Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-0121) Strong Start for Americas Children Act, H.R. 3461/S. 1697 Parent Education and Family Engagement in Early Education Act, S. 1674 Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Improvement Act, S. 1673

S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911/S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act/Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates and in opposition to market-based interest rates for student loans; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America'sSchools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families.

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Reauthorization of Title II Higher Education Act (Educator preparation issues). The Educator Preparation Reform Act, S. 1062/H.R.2172 Equal Access to Quality Education Act, H.R. 1334Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (not yet introduced in 113th Congress) School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, S. 840/H.R.1736 Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act or GREAT Teachers and Principals Act S. 1052/H.R.2196 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2013, S. 358 STEM Education issues related to Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Higher Education Act Department of Education regulations for Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), gainful employment, definition of a credit hour, and state authorization regulations. U.S. Department of Educations Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to prepare proposed regulations under Title II and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Amending definition of "highly qualified teacher" in Elementary and Secondary Education Act The Student Success Act, H.R. 5 House Democratic Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 5 (not introduced; offered at markup) Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, S. 1094 Every Child Ready for College or Career Act, S. 1101 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States, H.J.RES.1 A bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending, S. 788 The Full Faith and Credit and Credit Act, H.R. 807 Supporting Teachers and Enhancing Manufacturing (STEM) Jobs Act of 2013, H.R. 3243 Issues related to modernizing the E-Rate program for schools and libraries (WC Docket No. 13184) Issues related to the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (Doc ID number ED-2013-ICCD-0079) Issues related to the Highly Qualified Teachers data collection (Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-0121)

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), and Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), School Leadership program, and National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911) and highly qualified teacher requirements School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, and E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, and Civil Rights Data Collection

Continuum of Learning Act (H.R.791) Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R.1334) Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 (S.1086) Educator Preparation Reform Act (S.1062/H.R.2172)School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (S.840/H.R.1736) Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 (S.1094) Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013 (S.844) Great Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052/H.R.2196) Diploma Act (H.R.2237) Student Success Act (H.R.5) Raise-Up Act (S. 1117) Child Care Infant Mortality Prevention Act of 2013 (S.1494)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies toreduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending.

All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All draft items regarding gun control as it directly relates to school and community safety. All items pertaining to School Vouchers within DC AppropriationsDiscussions surrounding Head Start (recompetition/DRS; back-pay) Discussions surrounding Child Care Development Fund (preprint) S. 1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act H.R. 5, the Student Success Act S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 Draft legislation discussions surrounding Early education funding S. 519, the PRE-K Act Preschool for All initiative, including proposed Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships SNAP funding (House), including H.Res. 90 and HR 1947 Draft legislation regarding Competitive Foods regulations (USDA) HR 1433, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act S. 897, the Bank on Student Fairness Act S. 953, the Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003, the Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act S. 1241, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act Gainful Employment regulations (WH, ED, House, Senate) Negotiated Rulemaking topics [90/10 rule, cash management, state authorization, clock-hour to credit-hour conversion, neg reg panel composition] (ED) Student Debt Burden (CFPB, Senate) Private Loan Certification (CFPB, Senate) S. 546, the Smarter Borrowing Act Marketing and Recruiting (FTC, Senate), including Protecting Financial Aid for Students and S. 528, the Taxpayers Act S 1156, the Understanding the True Cost of College Act Erate (sign on letter to administration) FY 2014 Appropriations H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom Through Regulator Relief Act H.R. 2252/S. 1083, the All-STAR Act H.R. 1032, the College Affordability Act H.R. 2173/S. 1063, the Effective Teaching and Leading Act H.R. 1940, Reducing Barriers to Learning Act H.R. 2160/S. 392, the Promoting Health as Youth Skills in the Classrooms and Life Act H.R. 1736/S. 840, the School Principal Recruitment and Training Act H.R. 1652/S. 1088, the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) H.R. 2317/S. 282, the Counseling for Career Choice Act S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Background Checks amendment Manchin/Toomey/Schumer/Kirk Assault Weapons ban amendment, Feinstein High capacity magazines amendment, Blumenthal/Lautenberg

Prepare All Kids Act S.502/HR1368 Pre-K Act S519/HR1041 Continuum of Learning Act HR791 Equal Access to Quality Education Act HR1334Ready to Learn Act (S.322) Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 (S.1086) Educator Preparation Reform Act (S.1062/H.R.2172) School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (S.840/H.R.1736) Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 (S.1094) Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013 (S.844) Great Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052/H.R.2196) Diploma Act (H.R.2237) Student Success Act (H.R.5) Raise-Up Act (S. 1117)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education Preparation Reform Act (HR 2172/S. 1062) School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (HR 1736/S. 840) Success in the Middle Act (HR 2316/S. 708)

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education Preparation Reform Act (HR 2171/S. 1062) School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (HR 1736/S. 840) Success in the Middle Act (HR 2316/S. 708)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Educator preparation issues). Reauthorization of Title II Higher Education Act (Educator preparation issues). The Educator Preparation Reform Act, S. 1062/H.R.2172 Equal Access to Quality Education Act, H.R. 1334Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (not yet introduced in 113th Congress) School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, S. 840/H.R.1736 Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act or GREAT Teachers and Principals Act S. 1052/H.R.2196 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2013, S. 358 STEM Education issues related to Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Higher Education Act Department of Education regulations for Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), gainful employment, definition of a credit hour, and state authorization regulations. U.S. Department of Educations Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to prepare proposed regulations under Title II and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Amending definition of "highly qualified teacher" in Elementary and Secondary Education Act The Student Success Act, H.R. 5 House Democratic Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 5 (not introduced; offered at markup) Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, S. 1094 Every Child Ready for College or Career Act, S. 1101 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States, H.J.RES.1 A bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending, S. 788 The Full Faith and Credit and Credit Act, H.R. 807

Client expense: $11,672 · Firm income: Not reported

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), and Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), and School Leadership program Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), and highly qualified teacher requirements School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (no bill #), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087, Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, and E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, and Race to the Top for districts