Scholarships for Kids Act

- S.1968 / H.R. 4000, the Scholarship for Kids Act - S. 1909 / H.R. 4773, the CHOICE Act - H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2015, and the Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2015

Client expense: $79,325 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Throughout March, the Center for Inquiry worked with coalition partners in the National Coalition for Public Education to lobby against a collection of bills in both the Senate and House (S. 1909, S. 1968, H.R. 4000) that would turn nearly all federal funding for public education into school vouchers. In particular, we met with education staff members in the offices of Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY), Rep. Larry Buschon (R-IN), Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), and Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE).

Client expense: $10,922 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All items pertaining to Charter schools, including H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools ActTitle I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 S. 1086, the bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 comments to the Preschool Development Grants Competition (no bill number attached) College Accreditation (no bill number attached) policy recommendations for the next Higher Education Act reauthorization (no bill number attached) Bullying Notification and Equal Protection Claim Assistance Act of 2013 S.1307, The Youth PROMISE Act Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2013 (Draft) H.R.4136, IDEA Full Funding Act New ESEA Accountability Act (Draft) All Students Count Act discussions (no bill number attached) S.2164, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 H.R.4269, Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act of 2014 H.R.3873, Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013 H.R. 4172, the Student Testing Improvement & Accountability Act H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter School Act H.R.1199, Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 All Common Core discussions All Gainful Employment discussions Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants Strong Start for Americas Children Act S. 2036, the Keeping All Students Safe Act S. 1596, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1968/H.R. 4000 Scholarships for Kids Act S. 1909, the CHOICE Act Carl D. Perkins Act Reauthorization (no bill introduced yet)

Client expense: $267,338 · Firm income: Not reported

African american boys & brown v. bd of education African american boys/brown v. bd anniversary afterschool Afterschool legislation All Year School Study Act Anti-bullying legislation Background checks Breath of Fresh Air Act of 2014 Budget proposal for RTTT-Equity Budget, Education, Minimum Wage CAP Event Invite career tech Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act CCDBG CCDBG - background checks Charter bill updates charter schools charters charters/vouchers Child Care Community Development Block Grant Classified School personnel bill college affordability legislation Common Core Connect Ed, SOTU CTE Draft anti-bullying legislation DVR Speech at the Center for American Progress early childhood early childhood education early education Education Education and economic issues education and mentoring legislation Education Funding Education general Education Hearing Education hearing - looking for a witness Education Hearing on medication and children education issues education leadership Educational equity educator background checks E-Rate, SOTU ESEA ESEA and education generally ESEA generally ESEA Waiver ESEA Waivers to PL 107-110 ESEA WIA ESEA, background checks ESEA, Education, Labor ESEA, HEA ESEA, labor ESEA, Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act ESEA, WIA Extended learning time GAO Report, Title IX general education general education bills general education conversation general education issues General education questions General issues on teacher prep general NEA education positions get to know you Grade span testing, HEA- Teacher Training Gradespan testing bill Great Leaders for Great Schools H. Res. 495 H.R. 2662 - Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013 H.R. 3461 H.R. 4136 H.R. 4172 hearing on CCDBG hearing on charter schools hearing on student loans hearing on teacher preparation hearing on teaching profession HR 10 HR 1526 HR 2560: Community College to Career Fund Act HR 3357 HR 3461 HR 3461, Strong Start for America's Children Act hr 3580 hr 4000 HR 4081, Kids before Cons (resolution prohibiting Dept. of Justice from spending money on education in prisons) HR 4086 Afterschool for America's Children HR 4136, IDEA Full Funding Act HR 4172, Gradespan testing HR 4172, Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act HR 4269, Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools HR 5 HR 5, HR 1526 IDEA IDEA and Funding IDEA full funding IDEA Full Funding Pilot Program IDEA funding IDEA School Visit Introductory Invitation to DVR speech at CAP ISEA and Education Kids before Cons Labor HHS Appropriations Lighthouse district lighthouse district in Milwaukee local education activities update Minimum Wage ACA Native American education NEA Ed priorities NEA grants for schools in state Oregon state waiver Oregon waiver Perkins CTE re-authorization Professional development Raise Your Hand Event Read Across America resolution RYH Day s 1086 S 1356 s 1968, s 1909 S 2029, All Year School Study Act S. 1086 S. 1086/S 1596 S. 1356 S. 1596 and S 1086/Background checks in CCDBG S. 1596 Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1697 S. 2029, All Year School Study Act S. 456 S. Res 367 Scheduling sit down with CoS SOTU STEM STEM Event Teacher Prep Title I Fudning voucher bills vouchers Waiver Waivers to PL 107-110 Washington state waiver WIA WIA and Perkins re-authorizations year round school

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

S.1909, the CHOICE Act H.R. 4000 / S. 1968, the Scholarship for Kids Act

Client expense: $81,371 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

African american boys & brown v. bd of education African american boys/brown v. bd anniversary afterschool Afterschool legislation All Year School Study Act Anti-bullying legislation Background checks Budget proposal for RTTT-Equity Budget, Education, Minimum Wage CAP Event Invite career tech Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act CCDBG CCDBG - background checks Charter bill updates charter schools charter schools and vouchers charters charters/vouchers Child Care Community Development Block Grant Classified School personnel bill college affordability college affordability legislation Common Core Connect Ed, SOTU CTE Draft anti-bullying legislation DVR Speech at the Center for American Progress early childhood early childhood education early education Education Education and economic issues education and mentoring legislation Education funding Education general Education Hearing Education hearing - looking for a witness Education Hearing on medication and children education issues education leadership Educational equity educator background checks E-Rate, SOTU ESEA ESEA and education generally ESEA generally ESEA Waiver ESEA Waivers to PL 107-110 ESEA WIA ESEA, background checks ESEA, Education, Labor ESEA, HEA ESEA, labor ESEA, Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act ESEA, WIA Extended learning time GAO Report, Title IX general discussion general education general education bills general education conversation general education issues General education questions General issues on teacher prep general NEA education positions get to know you Grade span testing, HEA- Teacher Training Gradespan testing Gradespan testing bill Great Leaders for Great Schools H. Res. 495 H.R. 3461 H.R. 4136 H.R. 4172 hearing on CCDBG hearing on charter schools hearing on student loans hearing on teacher preparation hearing on teaching profession HR 10 HR 1526 HR 3357 HR 3461 HR 3461, Strong Start for America's Children Act hr 3580 hr 4000 HR 4081, Kids before Cons (resolution prohibiting Dept. of Justice from spending money on education in prisons) HR 4086 Afterschool for America's Children HR 4136, IDEA Full Funding Act HR 4172, Gradespan testing HR 4172, Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act HR 4269, Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools HR 5 HR 5, HR 1526 IDEA IDEA and Funding IDEA full funding IDEA funding IDEA School Visit Introductory Invitation to DVR speech at CAP ISEA and Education ISEA and Education Kids before Cons Labor HHS Appropriations Lighthouse district lighthouse district in Milwaukee local education activities update Minimum Wage Minimum Wage, ACA Native American education NEA Ed priorities NEA grants for schools in state Oregon state waiver Oregon waiver Perkins CTE re-authorization Professional development Raise Your Hand Raise Your Hand Event Read Across America resolution RYH Day s 1086 S 1356 s 1968, s 1909 S 2029, All Year School Study Act S. 1086 S. 1086/S 1596 S. 1356 S. 1596 and S 1086/Background checks in CCDBG S. 1596 Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1697 S. 2029, All Year School Study Act S. 456 S. Res 367 Scheduling sit down with CoS SOTU SOTU Preparation STEM STEM Event Teacher preparation Teacher preparation issues voucher bills vouchers Waiver Waivers to PL 107-110 Washington state waiver WIA WIA and Perkins re-authorizations year round school