Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act

S2177, the Native American Education Opportunity Act HR 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 850), Accelerated Learning Act (S. 557), BEST Act (H.R. 1751/S. 882), Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 2371), Career Ready Act (S. 478), Community Partnerships in Education Act (H.R. 1118/S. 580), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 495), Digital Learning Equity Act (H.R. 3582/S. 1606), Educator Preparation Reform Act (S. 2419/H.R. 4471), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 4201/S. 451), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2149), Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 1194/S. 622), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 937), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 848), IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 551/S. 130), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 927), LEARN Act (H.R. 858), Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 1211/S. 711), Middle School STEP Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3346), Native American Education Opportunity Act (S. 2711), Next Generation High Schools Act (S. 696/H.R. 4020), Perkins Fund for Equity and Excellence Act (S. 2718), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (S. 416), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 2062/S. 988), Rebuilding Americas Schools Act (H.R. 3046/S. 1753), Recruiting and Retaining Effective School Leaders Act (H.R. 3925), RURAL Act (H.R. 3369), SAFE PLAY Act (H.R. 829/S. 436), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 2902/S. 311), SAFE Kids Act (S. 1788), Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4901), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5587), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (H.R. 2092), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2105/S. 581), Supporting Community Schools Act (H.R. 718), Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 2197/S. 1770); and resolutions to support National Principals Month (H. Res. 894/S. Res. 588); ESSA implementation; Titles I, II, and IV of ESSA; NPRM on accountability and state plans; Title IX and guidance for transgender students; LEARN program; Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program; School Leader Recruitment and Support program; Carl D. Perkins CTE program; private school vouchers; Impact Aid; corporal punishment; teacher preparation program regulations; and U.S. Secretary of Education nomination

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

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

Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. Opposition to H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative Support for HR 2867/S 1659, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore voting rights for all Americans after the Supreme Courts restrictions on the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder Support for HR 885, Voting Rights Amendment Act Support for HR 3185/S 1858, the Equality Act. Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military Support for HR 5272, the Do No Harm Act Opposition to Russell Amendment to HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Opposition to S. 1598/HR 2802, the "First Amendment Defense Act." Support for HR 2942, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage on Health Insurance Act

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)

Client expense: $396,206 · Firm income: Not reported

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

National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)

Client expense: $396,206 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S2177, the Native American Education Opportunity Act HR 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.706/H.R.1490, Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, in support of independent advocates on campus; S.590/H.R.1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, in support of ending campus sexual assault; S.412/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.439/H.R.846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1177, Every Child Achieves 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.840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.773/H.R.1421, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.311/H.R.2902, 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.840/H.R.1183, STEM Gateways Act, in support of providing competitive grants specifically targeted towards women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to improve access to opportunities in STEM fields; S.2784/H.R.467, STEM Opportunities Act, in support of broaden participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by reducing barriers that deter women and underrepresented minorities from pursuing academic and career goals in STEM fields; S.559/H.R.970, Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act, in opposition to the repeal of gainful employment regulations; H.R.1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, in support of broadening participation in STEM fields to improve the competitiveness of the United States; H.R.2680, Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) on Campus Sexual Violence Act, in support of strengthening prevention and enforcement efforts at colleges and universities to help end sexual harassment and violence; S.671, Computer Science Education & Jobs Act of 2015, in support of federal funding for computer science education; H.R.1020, STEM Ed Act of 2015, in support of supports promoting and strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, especially for girls and other underrepresented populations and include computer science; S.227, Strengthening Education through Research Act, in support of strengthening the federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to state/local needs to increase student achievement; S.2710/H.R. 4803, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016, in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering and math; S. 2677, In the Red Act of 2016, in support of refinancing student loans, access to community college, and indexing of Pell grants; H.R. 4681, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization, in support of increasing access to higher education to students through campus-based child care services; H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (SOAR), in opposition to school vouchers and diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; S.3084/H.R.1806, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering and math; in support of grant programs and centers for excellence to broaden participation; H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, in support of provisions to prepare students for success in college or careers; S. 3147/H.R. 5682, Gender Equity in Education Act, in support of Title IX and federal protections against the gender discrimination of women in education; S. 2711, Native American Education Opportunity Act, in opposition to school vouchers; H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, in opposition to delaying implementation of the overtime rule that would increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; H.R. 6161, Federal Funding for Sexual Harassers Act, in support of ending campus sexual assault; High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; in support of student loan refinance options; in support of expanding requirements to ensure students have access to critical educational resources; in support of provisions to prohibit all forms of discrimination and ensuring positive and safe campus climates; in support of additional disaggregation and crosstabulation of student achievement data, including gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, English learner status, and other categories; in support of establishing and funding policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools.

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Oppose H.R. 452. Support S. 416 Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools. Oppose HR 970 / S 559. Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Oppose S. 474 Support H Res 82 Support HR 2731 Support HR 3512 Oppose HR 10 / S. 2171; Support the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Support HR 3201 Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation Support HR 2521 Oppose riders to any Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Support a summit to look into the benefits and current lack of diversity among public school teachers. Support HR 2197 / S 1770 Support standardized testing of elementary and high school students; oppose "opt outs" be parents Oppose high stakes testing of elementary and high school students Comments on ESSA Implementation: Regulation, guidance, and technical assistance must ensure that low-income communities, communities of color, the disability community, immigrant communities, and tribes are included in decision-making; the Department should propose regulations that ensure that state accountability systems are driven by the performance of groups of students and that support and intervention systems are developed with stakeholders and are implemented to raise achievement for consistently low-performing groups of students; assessments should not be an excuse to provide vulnerable students with lower quality assessments or obscure disparities in student outcomes; If supplement not supplant is to allow greater flexibility in demonstrating compliance, it must presume and ensure an equal base of actual per-pupil funding before any federal funds can be considered supplemental; and all publicly reported data should be available and understandable to students, parents and communities to help inform their participation in decision-making. The test of regulations, guidance, technical assistance and other implementation activities must be whether or not they advance educational equity and serve the interests of all students. Oppose private school vouchers. Comments on ESSA implementation: urge that the regulations and guidance for Title I to promote effective implementation of the foster care provisions of ESSA include guidance for state and local education agencies to ensure effective collaboration with state and local child welfare agencies for timely implementation of these important provisions. Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA. Support the creation of a centralized complaint system within the Department of Education that accepts complaints about student loans, other aid, and institutions participating in the Title IV program that serves students and promotes accountability. Support robust and meaningful federal regulation in ESSA. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I; Support US Department of Education withholding federal student loan money from any school that uses forced arbitration clauses in their enrollment agreements Support the Education Department discharging more quickly and efficiently the federal loans of defrauded students under current regulations and proposing regulations that will make it easier, not harder, for such borrowers to get the relief they are entitled to under existing law. Support HR 4681. Support S. 2491 Support federal guidelines for Part A of Section 1010 of the ESSA including definitive, transparent timelines for these interactive processes. Support part D of Title I of ESSA, which addresses prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk. Federal regulations are necessary to adequately implement this section. Such regulations should be based on the joint DOJ-Dept. of Education Guidelines on Correctional Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities; the joint DOJ-Department of Education Guidelines on School Climate and School Discipline; and the HHS-Department of Education Policy Statement on Pre-K Suspensions and Expulsions. Support Dr. John King to be Secretary of Education. Support the Equity in IDEA rule Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support the U.S. Department of Education issuing regulations and comprehensive guidance to assist state and local education agencies in not only complying with new data reporting requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), but also encouraging school leaders to make this information accessible, high-quality, and helpful in reducing inequities for disadvantaged students. Support HR 4570 Oppose HR 4901 Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions. Support the Department of Education issuing regulations clarifying the means by which school districts must demonstrate their compliance with the supplement, not supplant requirement in Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Support timely implementation of proposed gainful employment rules Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights efforts to combat sexual harassment and violence in schools using Title IX Support Department of Educations initial rules to promulgate ESSA, support strengthening those rules. Support HR 4681 S 2491 Support teacher diversity Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement Support HR 5587 Support a decrease in the Education Departments n-size threshold from 30 students to 10. Support the Departments proposed rule on arbitration, with the following strengthening amendments: 1. Presume full loan relief for defrauded borrowers; 2. Ensure loan relief is automatic when there is sufficient evidence of school wrongdoing; 3. Make the federal standard for relief a floor, not a ceiling that eliminates current borrower eligibility for relief; 4. Ensure unscrupulous schools cannot prevent students from holding schools accountable in the courts; 5. Improve the warnings for students regarding concerns about their school; 6. Do not impose new time limits on borrower relief; and 7. Ensure the independence of decision makers involved in borrower relief determinations Support Department of Education proposed rules on accountability and state plan requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) support strengthening the rules where needed Support greater accountability of schools serving students involved in the juvenile justice system in ESSA regulations. Support HR 5738 / S 3168 Support the Departments of Educations arbitration rule to bring within the scope of the subsection of the rule those students who pursue claims on their own or with small groups of classmates, not just those students who bring class-action claims and the Departments efforts to promote access to justice for students who have already been harmed, not just those who enroll in predatory schools in the future. Support HR 5963 Support strong, enforceable guidelines to ensure that School Resource Officers respect the civil rights of students. Support HR 5692 Oppose HR 6119

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support H.R. 317 / S 1688 Oppose H J Res 43 Oppose HR 10 / S 2171 Oppose riders to the Omnibus Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose HR 4901 Oppose HR 5233 Oppose Palmer (AL) #41 to HR 5485 Support Norton (DC) amendment #19 to HR 5485

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 850), Accelerated Learning Act (S. 557), BEST Act (H.R. 1751/S. 882), Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 2371), Career Ready Act (S. 478), Community Partnerships in Education Act (H.R. 1118/S. 580), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 495), Digital Learning Equity Act (H.R. 3582/S. 1606), Educator Preparation Reform Act (S. 2419/H.R. 4471), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 4201/S. 451), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2149), Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 1194/S. 622), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 937), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 848), IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 551/S. 130), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 927), LEARN Act (H.R. 858), Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 1211/S. 711), Middle School STEP Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3346), Native American Education Opportunity Act (S. 2711), Next Generation High Schools Act (S. 696/H.R. 4020), Perkins Fund for Equity and Excellence Act (S. 2718), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (S. 416), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 2062/S. 988), Rebuilding Americas Schools Act (H.R. 3046/S. 1753), Recruiting and Retaining Effective School Leaders Act (H.R. 3925), RURAL Act (H.R. 3369), SAFE PLAY Act (H.R. 829/S. 436), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 2902/S. 311), SAFE Kids Act (S. 1788), Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4901), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5587), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (H.R. 2092), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2105/S. 581), Supporting Community Schools Act (H.R. 718), Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 2197/S. 1770); and resolutions to support National Principals Month (H. Res. 894/S. Res. 588); ESSA implementation; Titles I, II, and IV of ESSA; NPRM on accountability and state plans; Title IX and guidance for transgender students; LEARN program; Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program; School Leader Recruitment and Support program; Carl D. Perkins CTE program; private school vouchers; and Impact Aid

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

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

Oppose H.R. 452. Support S. 416 Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools. Oppose HR 970 / S 559. Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Oppose S. 474 Support H Res 82 Support HR 2731 Support HR 3512 Oppose HR 10 / S. 2171; Support the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Support HR 3201 Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation Support HR 2521 Oppose riders to any Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Support a summit to look into the benefits and current lack of diversity among public school teachers. Support HR 2197 / S 1770 Support standardized testing of elementary and high school students; oppose "opt outs" be parents Oppose high stakes testing of elementary and high school students Comments on ESSA Implementation: Regulation, guidance, and technical assistance must ensure that low-income communities, communities of color, the disability community, immigrant communities, and tribes are included in decision-making; the Department should propose regulations that ensure that state accountability systems are driven by the performance of groups of students and that support and intervention systems are developed with stakeholders and are implemented to raise achievement for consistently low-performing groups of students; assessments should not be an excuse to provide vulnerable students with lower quality assessments or obscure disparities in student outcomes; If supplement not supplant is to allow greater flexibility in demonstrating compliance, it must presume and ensure an equal base of actual per-pupil funding before any federal funds can be considered supplemental; and all publicly reported data should be available and understandable to students, parents and communities to help inform their participation in decision-making. The test of regulations, guidance, technical assistance and other implementation activities must be whether or not they advance educational equity and serve the interests of all students. Oppose private school vouchers. Comments on ESSA implementation: urge that the regulations and guidance for Title I to promote effective implementation of the foster care provisions of ESSA include guidance for state and local education agencies to ensure effective collaboration with state and local child welfare agencies for timely implementation of these important provisions. Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA. Support the creation of a centralized complaint system within the Department of Education that accepts complaints about student loans, other aid, and institutions participating in the Title IV program that serves students and promotes accountability. Support robust and meaningful federal regulation in ESSA. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I; Support US Department of Education withholding federal student loan money from any school that uses forced arbitration clauses in their enrollment agreements Support the Education Department discharging more quickly and efficiently the federal loans of defrauded students under current regulations and proposing regulations that will make it easier, not harder, for such borrowers to get the relief they are entitled to under existing law. Support HR 4681. Support S. 2491 Support federal guidelines for Part A of Section 1010 of the ESSA including definitive, transparent timelines for these interactive processes. Support part D of Title I of ESSA, which addresses prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk. Federal regulations are necessary to adequately implement this section. Such regulations should be based on the joint DOJ-Dept. of Education Guidelines on Correctional Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities; the joint DOJ-Department of Education Guidelines on School Climate and School Discipline; and the HHS-Department of Education Policy Statement on Pre-K Suspensions and Expulsions. Support Dr. John King to be Secretary of Education. Support the Equity in IDEA rule Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support the U.S. Department of Education issuing regulations and comprehensive guidance to assist state and local education agencies in not only complying with new data reporting requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), but also encouraging school leaders to make this information accessible, high-quality, and helpful in reducing inequities for disadvantaged students. Support HR 4570 Oppose HR 4901 Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions. Support the Department of Education issuing regulations clarifying the means by which school districts must demonstrate their compliance with the supplement, not supplant requirement in Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Support timely implementation of proposed gainful employment rules Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights efforts to combat sexual harassment and violence in schools using Title IX Support Department of Educations initial rules to promulgate ESSA, support strengthening those rules. Support HR 4681 S 2491 Support teacher diversity Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement Support HR 5587 Support a decrease in the Education Departments n-size threshold from 30 students to 10. Support the Departments proposed rule on arbitration, with the following strengthening amendments: 1. Presume full loan relief for defrauded borrowers; 2. Ensure loan relief is automatic when there is sufficient evidence of school wrongdoing; 3. Make the federal standard for relief a floor, not a ceiling that eliminates current borrower eligibility for relief; 4. Ensure unscrupulous schools cannot prevent students from holding schools accountable in the courts; 5. Improve the warnings for students regarding concerns about their school; 6. Do not impose new time limits on borrower relief; and 7. Ensure the independence of decision makers involved in borrower relief determinations Support Department of Education proposed rules on accountability and state plan requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) support strengthening the rules where needed Support greater accountability of schools serving students involved in the juvenile justice system in ESSA regulations. Support HR 5738 / S 3168 Support the Departments of Educations arbitration rule to bring within the scope of the subsection of the rule those students who pursue claims on their own or with small groups of classmates, not just those students who bring class-action claims and the Departments efforts to promote access to justice for students who have already been harmed, not just those who enroll in predatory schools in the future. Support HR 5963 Support strong, enforceable guidelines to ensure that School Resource Officers respect the civil rights of students. Support HR 5692 Oppose HR 6119

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support H.R. 317 / S 1688 Oppose H J Res 43 Oppose HR 10 / S 2171 Oppose riders to the Omnibus Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose HR 4901 Oppose HR 5233

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. Opposition to H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative Support for HR 2867/S 1659, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore voting rights for all Americans after the Supreme Courts restrictions on the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder Support for HR 885, Voting Rights Amendment Act Support for HR 3185/S 1858, the Equality Act. Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military Support for HR 5272, the Do No Harm Act Opposition to Russell Amendment to HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Oppose H.R. 452. Support S. 416 Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools. Oppose HR 970 / S 559. Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Oppose S. 474 Support H Res 82 Support HR 2731 Support HR 3512 Oppose HR 10 / S. 2171; Support the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Support HR 3201 Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation Support HR 2521 Oppose riders to any Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Support a summit to look into the benefits and current lack of diversity among public school teachers. Support HR 2197 / S 1770 Support standardized testing of elementary and high school students; oppose "opt outs" be parents Oppose high stakes testing of elementary and high school students Comments on ESSA Implementation: Regulation, guidance, and technical assistance must ensure that low-income communities, communities of color, the disability community, immigrant communities, and tribes are included in decision-making; the Department should propose regulations that ensure that state accountability systems are driven by the performance of groups of students and that support and intervention systems are developed with stakeholders and are implemented to raise achievement for consistently low-performing groups of students; assessments should not be an excuse to provide vulnerable students with lower quality assessments or obscure disparities in student outcomes; If supplement not supplant is to allow greater flexibility in demonstrating compliance, it must presume and ensure an equal base of actual per-pupil funding before any federal funds can be considered supplemental; and all publicly reported data should be available and understandable to students, parents and communities to help inform their participation in decision-making. The test of regulations, guidance, technical assistance and other implementation activities must be whether or not they advance educational equity and serve the interests of all students. Oppose private school vouchers. Comments on ESSA implementation: urge that the regulations and guidance for Title I to promote effective implementation of the foster care provisions of ESSA include guidance for state and local education agencies to ensure effective collaboration with state and local child welfare agencies for timely implementation of these important provisions. Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA. Support the creation of a centralized complaint system within the Department of Education that accepts complaints about student loans, other aid, and institutions participating in the Title IV program that serves students and promotes accountability. Support robust and meaningful federal regulation in ESSA. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I; Support US Department of Education withholding federal student loan money from any school that uses forced arbitration clauses in their enrollment agreements Support the Education Department discharging more quickly and efficiently the federal loans of defrauded students under current regulations and proposing regulations that will make it easier, not harder, for such borrowers to get the relief they are entitled to under existing law. Support HR 4681. Support S. 2491 Support federal guidelines for Part A of Section 1010 of the ESSA including definitive, transparent timelines for these interactive processes. Support part D of Title I of ESSA, which addresses prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk. Federal regulations are necessary to adequately implement this section. Such regulations should be based on the joint DOJ-Dept. of Education Guidelines on Correctional Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities; the joint DOJ-Department of Education Guidelines on School Climate and School Discipline; and the HHS-Department of Education Policy Statement on Pre-K Suspensions and Expulsions. Support Dr. John King to be Secretary of Education. Support the Equity in IDEA rule Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support the U.S. Department of Education issuing regulations and comprehensive guidance to assist state and local education agencies in not only complying with new data reporting requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), but also encouraging school leaders to make this information accessible, high-quality, and helpful in reducing inequities for disadvantaged students. Support HR 4570 Oppose HR 4901 Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions. Support the Department of Education issuing regulations clarifying the means by which school districts must demonstrate their compliance with the supplement, not supplant requirement in Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Support timely implementation of proposed gainful employment rules Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights efforts to combat sexual harassment and violence in schools using Title IX Support Department of Educations initial rules to promulgate ESSA, support strengthening those rules. Support HR 4681 S 2491 Support teacher diversity

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support H.R. 317 / S 1688 Oppose H J Res 43 Oppose HR 10 / S 2171 Oppose riders to the Omnibus Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose HR 4901 Oppose HR 5233

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

On April 5, we joined partners in the National Coalition for Public Education in sending a letter to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs opposing Sen. John McCains (R-AZ) bill, S. 2711, which would allow federal Bureau of Indian Education money to fund state Education Savings Account (ESA) programs. ESAs are effectively no different than school vouchers; they place funding that would ordinarily support students attending public schools into an account for students to use on other education expenses, including private school tuition. On April 13, we joined partners in the National Coalition for Public Education in sending a letter to the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee opposing H.R. 4901, the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program. The bill would pass through Committee. On April 27, we again joined with the NCPE in sending a letter to the full House of Representatives opposing passage of H.R. 4901. The bill would pass the House. It now moves to the Senate.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations process related to the reauthorization of the SOAR Act. Lobbying House and Senate Government Oversight Committees on the Reauthorization of the SOAR Act. H.R. 10 and H.R. 4901 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Committee bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4901 SOAR Act - Reauthorization of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program as well as the Three Sector initiative appropriating funds to the DC public school system, the DC public charter school sector and the DC voucher program. 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Language specifically dealing with the reauthorization of the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Opposed DOL Fiduciary Rule and SOAR Reauthorization (H.J. Res 88, H.R. 4901)

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S.706/H.R.1490, Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, in support of independent advocates on campus; S.590/H.R.1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, in support of ending campus sexual assault; S.412/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.439/H.R.846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1177, Every Child Achieves 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.840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.773/H.R.1421, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.311/H.R.2902, 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.840/H.R.1183, STEM Gateways Act, in support of providing competitive grants specifically targeted towards women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to improve access to opportunities in STEM fields; S.2784/H.R.467, STEM Opportunities Act, in support of broaden participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by reducing barriers that deter women and underrepresented minorities from pursuing academic and career goals in STEM fields; S.559/H.R.970, Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act, in opposition to the repeal of gainful employment regulations; H.R.1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, in support of broadening participation in STEM fields to improve the competitiveness of the United States; H.R.2680, Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) on Campus Sexual Violence Act, in support of strengthening prevention and enforcement efforts at colleges and universities to help end sexual harassment and violence; S.671, Computer Science Education & Jobs Act of 2015, in support of federal funding for computer science education; H.R.1020, STEM Ed Act of 2015, in support of supports promoting and strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, especially for girls and other underrepresented populations and include computer science; S.227, Strengthening Education through Research Act, in support of strengthening the federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to state/local needs to increase student achievement; S.2710/H.R. 4803, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016, in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering and math; S. 2677, In the Red Act of 2016, in support of refinancing student loans, access to community college, and indexing of Pell grants; H.R. 4681, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization, in support of increasing access to higher education students through campus-based child care services; H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (SOAR), in opposition to school vouchers and diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; S.3084/H.R.1806, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering and math; in support of grant programs and centers for excellence to broaden participation; Women's Educational Equity Act, in support of Title IX and federal protections against the gender discrimination of women in education; High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; in support of student loan refinance options; in support of expanding requirements to ensure students have access to critical educational resources; in support of provisions to prepare students for success in college or careers; in support of provisions to prhibit all forms of discrimination and ensuring positive and safe campus climates; in support of additional disaggregation and crosstabulation of student achievement data, including gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, English learner status, and other categories; in support of establishing and funding policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)

Client expense: $396,206 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Private school vouchers, especially 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act; and 114th H.R. 4901 - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act and related provisions in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (House Committee Draft and 114th H.R. 5485)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Private school vouchers, especially 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act; and 114th H.R. 4901 - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act and related provisions in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (House Committee Draft and 114th H.R. 5485)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

114th H.R. 2578 SA 4719 - Additional funds for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division (CRT) and its Community Relations Service (CRS) to prevent hate crimes and to effectively investigate and prosecute them when they occur; related provisions in 114th H.R. 2578 SA 4848 Balanced budget constitutional amendment (generally) Consideration of inappropriate ideological policy riders through such legislation as FY 2017 appropriations bills, especially those that would undermine women's health e.g. defunding Planned Parenthood and the continuation or expansion of the Weldon Amendment Private school vouchers, especially 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act; and 114th H.R. 4901 - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act and related provisions in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (House Committee Draft and 114th H.R. 5485)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

114th H.R. 5207 - Freedom of Religion Act First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), especially House "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" hearing and 114th H.R. 2802 and S. 1598 Private school vouchers, especially 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act; and 114th H.R. 4901 - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act and related provisions in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (House Committee Draft and 114th H.R. 5485) Sweeping language in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (114th H.R. 4909 and S. 2814) that authorize taxpayer-funded discrimination in each and every federal contract and grant, especially the Russell Amendment adopted by the House Armed Services Committee

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

114th H.Con.Res. 132 - Senate's Court Obligations Trump Unconstitutional Stalling (SCOTUS) Resolution 114th H.R. 12 and 113th S. 123 - Voter Empowerment Act 114th H.R. 2578 SA 4719 - Additional funds for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division (CRT) and its Community Relations Service (CRS) to prevent hate crimes and to effectively investigate and prosecute them when they occur; related provisions in 114th H.R. 2578 SA 4848 114th H.R. 5207 - Freedom of Religion Act Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures, also legislative rules/procedures First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), especially House "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" hearing and 114th H.R. 2802 and S. 1598 Private school vouchers, especially 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act; and 114th H.R. 4901 - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act and related provisions in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (House Committee Draft and 114th H.R. 5485) Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (Public Law No: 89-110) in the wake of Shelby County v. Holder: supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (114th H.R. 2867 and S. 1659) and expressed concern regarding the Voting Rights Amendment Act (114th H.R. 885) Sweeping language in or proposed changes or additions to FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (114th H.R. 4909 and S. 2814) that authorize taxpayer-funded discrimination in each and every federal contract and grant, especially the Russell Amendment adopted by the House Armed Services Committee

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

H.R. 2518/S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015 H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (SOAR) Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); 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); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education

Client expense: $22,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

background checks charter schools charter schools, ESSA Child Nutrition Child nutrition education child nutrition reauthorization college admissions college affordability Congressional reception celebrating Nebraska higher education DC private school vouchers bill dc private school vouchers in the Financial Services and General Gov FY17 approps DC Vouchers dual enrollment education Education Diversity education legislation Education legislation generally Einstein fellows ESP issues ESSA ESSA Accountability Regulations ESSA Implementation ESSA implementation hearing ESSA Negotiated rulemaking Feedback on their educator bill Flint lead issue general education gun safety gun violence Gun violence - background checks amendment Gun Violence background checks H. Res. 704, Teacher Appreciation week H.R. 2578 H.R. 2902 - Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3535, the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act H.R. 3751 - Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3817 H.R. 4481 H.R. 4901, SOAR Act H.R. 5002 H.R. 5003 H.R. 5055 H.R. 5191 - HELP for Students and Parents Act H.R. 5274 - Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act H.R. 5293 H.R. 5357 H.R. 5485 H.R. 5587 H.R. 5702 H.R. 5738 H.Res. 704, Teacher Appreciation Week higher education Higher education act Homeless Students Homelessness and Housing ICE raids immigration and education In the Red Indian Education invitation ISTA ISTA meeting K-12 education leave of absence Native American Education NDAA NEA representative assembly Negotiated Rulemaking Pell pell grants Perkins Career and Tech Perkins CTE Perkins CTE reauthorization private school vouchers representative assembly invitation Rural teacher residency legislation S. 1061 - Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act S. 1177 S. 2711 S. 2859 S. 3067 S. 3093 - Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016 S. 6136 S. Res. 448, Teacher Appreciation Week Scheduling request Secure Rural Schools Speaking with VEA Stronger together diversity legislation Student Debt supplement not supplant supplement not supplant issue Teacher Appreciation Week teacher diversity summit teacher licensing teacher preparation Teacher quality Teacher Week Resolution Teachers and Parents at the Table Act Teachers at the Table Act teachers at the table bill VEA speaking Vouchers

Client expense: $676,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office

Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 850), Accelerated Learning Act (S. 557), BEST Act (H.R. 1751/S. 882), Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 2371), Career Ready Act (S. 478), Community Partnerships in Education Act (H.R. 1118/S. 580), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 495), Digital Learning Equity Act (H.R. 3582/S. 1606), Educator Preparation Reform Act (S. 2419/H.R. 4471), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 4201/S. 451), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2149), Every Child Succeeds Act (S. 1177), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 1194/S. 622), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 937), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 848), IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 551/S. 130), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 927), LEARN Act (H.R. 858), Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 1211/S. 711), Middle School STEP Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3346), Native American Education Opportunity Act (S. 2711), Next Generation High Schools Act (S. 696/H.R. 4020), Perkins Fund for Equity and Excellence Act (S. 2718), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (S. 416), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 2062/S. 988), Rebuilding Americas Schools Act (H.R. 3046/S. 1753), Recruiting and Retaining Effective School Leaders Act (H.R. 3925), RURAL Act (H.R. 3369), SAFE PLAY Act (H.R. 829/S. 436), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 2902/S. 311), SAFE Kids Act (S. 1788), Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4901), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5587), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (H.R. 2092), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2105/S. 581), Supporting Community Schools Act (H.R. 718), Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 2197/S. 1770); and resolutions in support of NASSPs 100th anniversary (H. Res. 570), National Middle Level Education Month (H. Res. 663/S. Res. 404), and National Assistant Principals Week (S. Res. 429); ESSA implementation; Titles I, II, and IV of ESSA; Title IX and guidance for transgender students; LEARN program; School Leader Recruitment and Support program; Carl D. Perkins CTE program; private school vouchers; and Impact Aid

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support for effective implementation of Department of Education guidelines on Civil Rights Act Title VI as protecting against discrimination or harassment based on actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics: Oppose reauthorization of DC School Vouchers Program, including H.R.4901, and pertinent provisions of FY2017 Financial Services Appropriations bill

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

On January 25, the Center for Inquiry and its members urged both chambers of Congress to oppose H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, which would reauthorize the school voucher program in the District of Columbia.

Client expense: $13,334 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. Opposition to H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative Support for HR 2867/S 1659, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore voting rights for all Americans after the Supreme Courts restrictions on the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder Support for HR 3185/S 1858, the Equality Act. Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Appropriations process related to the reauthorization of the SOAR Act. Lobbying House and Senate Government Oversight Committees on the Reauthorization of the SOAR Act. Lobbying various members of House and Senate on Omnibus Appropriations Act. HR 4901

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,750

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE