Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013
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2015 · second_quarter · Education
New legislation focused on reducing college cost by reducing remediation and increasing opportunities for earning college credit while in high school; new legislation regarding Perkins Reauthorization; HR 10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act; HR 5 Student Success Act; Every Child Ready for College or Career Act (S. 1101); ESEA Reauthorization; Higher Education Act Reauthorization; Creating Academic Pathways and Graduating Our Whole Nation Act (introduction pending); LEARN Act; Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program; Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization; new legislation regarding disconnected youth, Fast Track to College Track, Full Service Community Schools Act; Creating Quality Technical Educators Act; Strengthening Education Through Research Act (HR 4366; S 2802); Support Making Assessments Reliable and Time (SMART) Act (HR 5807)
Client expense: $60,126 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Education
New legislation focused on reducing college cost by reducing remediation and increasing opportunities for earning college credit while in high school; new legislation regarding Perkins Reauthorization; HR 10 Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act; HR 5 Student Success Act; S 1101 Every Child Ready for College or Career Act; ESEA Reauthorization' Higher Education Act Reauthorization; Creating Academic Pathways and Graduating Our Whole Nation Act; LEARN Act; Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program; Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization; new legislation regarding disconnected youth; Fast Track to College Act; Full Service Community Schools Act; Creating Quality Technical Educators Act; Strengthening Education Through Research Act (HR 4366, S 2802); Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely Act HR 5807
Client expense: $42,928 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Minting/Money/Gold Standard
Coin Currency Issues Promoting the Dollar Coin S. 1101: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 3305: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings ActH.R. 5196: U.S.A. Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Mint
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Projects Act of 2014 H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 5807, Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely Act (SMART) Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013; provisions related to education
Client expense: $3,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
| Republican |
| UT |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
Public Law 113-128 (H.R. 803): Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; provisions related to industry-recognized credentials and use of funds for same S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013; provisions related to standards, assessments, and accountability of K-12 education Re-authorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006; provisions related to use of program funds for attainment of industry-recognized credentials and program performance measures Re-authorization of the Higher Education Act; provisions related to college access and completion
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086. Support HR 3136. Support HR 4984. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face. Support H.R. 4902 / S 2374. Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities. Support a strong final gainful employment regulation. Express grave concerns to the Department of Ed., DoJ, and the CFPB about the proposed sale of 56 Corinthian Colleges campuses to ECMC Group, a debt collector and loan servicer. We urge you not to waive liability for any prospective buyer of Corinthian campuses unless the sale provides significant relief for current and former students and contains enforceable safeguards to protect students and taxpayers from future abuse. Support S 2432 Support HR 4984
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
Various issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its implementation including S. 1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013, S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act & H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. Various issues related to federal literacy programs, including S.758, the LEARN Act. Various issues related to the Higher Education Act and its implementation, specifically regarding student loans, loan forgiveness and state authorization. H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. S. 707, the Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. H.R. 4136, IDEA Full Funding Act, which would amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Various issues at the Department of Justice related to testing accommodations for students with communication disorders. Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and sequestration. Various issues related to implementation of IDEA Part B, including qualified providers, personnel evaluation systems, state assessments and paperwork reduction. H.R. 5259, the Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014, as related to classroom environmental noise.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 89-10: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; HR 5: The Student Success Act; and S 1697/HR 3461: Smart Start for America's Children Act.
Client expense: $74,594 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
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 Teacher Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), 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 Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, 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. 662/S. Res. 554), National AP Week resolution (S. Res. 405), 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, 50-state teacher equity strategy, 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), gun violence prevention recommendations, Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), EETT program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program, IDEA (no bill #), Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293), Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (S. 2584), Carl D. Perkins CTE program, Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (S. 1909/H.R. 4773), Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968), Increasing Student Achievement by Increasing Student Support Act (S. 2753), Common Core State Standards, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, School Improvement Grants program, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tiered system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Colllection, and Title IX
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
Science, technology, engineering and math education funding and program direction for White House initiatives, National Science Foundation and Department of Education. H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science and Technology Act and the discussion draft, S 358 STEM Master Teacher Corps Act; H.R. 1358 STEM Opportunities Act; H.R. 1353 STEM Education Opportunity Act; H.R. 2592 STEM Innovation Networks Act of 2013; S. 1904/H.R. 4612 Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013; H.R. 5 Student Success Act; S. 1101 Every Child Ready for college or Career Act of 2013
Client expense: $49,045 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R.1334) Educator Preparation Reform Act (S.1062/H.R.2172) Diploma Act (H.R.2237/S.2849) Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2014 (S.2557/H.R. 5001) Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013(S.1101)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Projects Act of 2014 H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Education
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. 662/S. Res. 554), 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), Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (S. 2584), 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: $82,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Minting/Money/Gold Standard
Coin Currency Issues Promoting the Dollar Coin S. 1101: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 3305: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings ActH.R. 3385: SAVINGS Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Mint
2014 · third_quarter · Education
Various issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its implementation including S. 1094, the Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act & H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. Various issues related to federal literacy programs, including S.758, the LEARN Act.Various issues related to the Higher Education Act and its implementation, specifically regarding student loans, loan forgiveness and state authorization. H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. S. 707, the Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. H.R. 4136, IDEA Full Funding Act, which would amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Various issues at the Department of Justice related to testing accommodations for students with communication disorders. Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and sequestration. Various issues related to implementation of IDEA Part B, including qualified providers, personnel evaluation systems, state assessments and paperwork reduction. H.R. 5259, the Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014, as related to classroom environmental noise.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Education
PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 8910: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; HR 5: The Student Success Act; andS 1697/HR 3461: Smart Start for America's Children Act.
Client expense: $52,871 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086. Support HR 3136. Support HR 4984. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face. Support H.R. 4902 / S 2374. Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Education
New legislation focused on reducing college cost by reducing remediation and increasing opportunities for earning college credit while in high school; new legislation regarding Perkins Reauthorization; Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (HR 10); Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014; Student Success Act (HR 5); Strenghtening America's Schools Act (S. 1094); Every Child Ready for College or Career Act (S. 1101);Creating Academic Pathways and Graduating Our Whole Nation Act (introduction pending)
Client expense: $8,038 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Education
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
2014 · second_quarter · Education
PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 8910: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; HR 5: The Student Success Act; andS 1697/HR 3461: Smart Start for America's Children Act.
Client expense: $86,759 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2304, Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues for sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education
Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Education
Various issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its implementation including S. 1094, the Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act & H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. Various issues related to federal literacy programs, including S.758, the LEARN Act.Various issues related to the Higher Education Act and its implementation, specifically regarding student loans, loan forgiveness and state authorization. H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. S. 707, the Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. H.R. 4136, IDEA Full Funding Act, which would amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Various issues at the Department of Justice related to testing accommodations for students with communication disorders. Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and sequestration. Various issues related to implementation of IDEA Part B, including qualified providers, personnel evaluation systems, state assessments and paperwork reduction.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Minting/Money/Gold Standard
Coin Currency Issues Promoting the Dollar Coin S. 1101: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 3305: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $160,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act H.R. 3971: On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 S. 1227: On-the-Job Training Act of 2013
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act H.R. 3971: On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 S. 1227: On-the-Job Training Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $200,000
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Education
PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 8910: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; HR 5: The Student Success Act; andS 1697/HR 3461: Smart Start for America's Children Act.
Client expense: $80,535 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (P.L. 109-270); 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; early childhood education; Common Core
Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Education
Various issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its implementation including S. 1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013, S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act & H.R. 5, the Student Success Act.Various issues related to federal literacy programs, including S.758, the LEARN Act. Various issues related to the Higher Education Act and its implementation, specifically regarding student loans, loan forgiveness and state authorization. H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. S. 707, the Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. H.R. 4136, IDEA Full Funding Act, which would amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Various issues at the Department of Justice related to testing accommodations for students with communication disorders. Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and sequestration. Various issues related to implementation of IDEA Part B, including qualified providers, personnel evaluation systems, state assessments and paperwork reduction.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Education
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
Client expense: $11,123 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Minting/Money/Gold Standard
Coin Currency Issues Promoting the Dollar Coin S. 1101: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 3305: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $160,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
​W​​orkforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act
Client expense: $249,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act
Client expense: $274,384 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act
Client expense: $249,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
Senate and House FY 2014 Budget Resolutions (S.Con.Res.8/H.Con.Res.25) Mental Health in Schools Act (S.195/H.R.628) Children's Recovery from Trauma Act (S.380) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 (S.689)Mental Health First Aid Act (S. 153/H.R. 274) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S. 116) Youth PROMISE Act (H.R.1318/S.1307) Student Support Act (H.R. 320) School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act (H.R. 563) Afterschool for Americas Children Act (S. 326) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act (H.R.1100) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.39) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (S.1284) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 (S.433/H.R.359) Servicemember Mental Health Review Act (S.628) Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act (H.R.1037) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (S.47/H.R.11) CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R.288) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.39) Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R.1827) Partnerships for Achieving Student Success Act (H.R.1854) Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2013 (H.R.1875) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2013 (H.R.1981) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R.1893) Military Mental Health Empowerment Act (H.R.1464) Military Suicide Reduction Act (H.R.1463) Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013 (S.825) Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013 (S.852) Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S.1155) Student Success Act (H.R.5) Promise Neighborhoods Act of 2013 (H.R.2195) Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 (S.1101)
Client expense: $5,348 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Senate and House FY 2014 Budget Resolutions (S.Con.Res.8/H.Con.Res.25) Mental Health in Schools Act (S.195/H.R.628) Children's Recovery from Trauma Act (S.380) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 (S.689)Mental Health First Aid Act (S. 153/H.R.274) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S. 116/H.R.2734) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 (MIOTCRA; S. 162/H.R.401) Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 264/H.R.1263) Youth PROMISE Act (H.R.1318/S.1307) Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013 (H.R.1601) Foster Children Opportunity Act (H.R.2036) Housing Assistance for Veterans Act (HAVEN Act) (H.R.385) Student Support Act (H.R.320) School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act (H.R.563) Afterschool for Americas Children Act (S.326) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act (H.R.1100) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (S.47/H.R.11) CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act (H.R.288) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.39) Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act (H.R.1725) Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 (S.755) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2013 (S.562) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 (S.433/H.R.359) Servicemember Mental Health Review Act (S.628) Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act (H.R.1037) Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2013 (H.R.1599) Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R.1827) Positive Aging Act of 2013 (S.1119) Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 (S.1184/H.R.2415) Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 (S.755) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (S.1284) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.1064) Partnerships for Achieving Student Success Act (H.R.1854) Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2013 (H.R.1875) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2013 (H.R.1981) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R.1893) Military Mental Health Empowerment Act (H.R.1464) Military Suicide Reduction Act (H.R.1463) Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013 (S.825) Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013 (S.852) Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S.1155) Promise Neighborhoods Act of 2013 (H.R.2195) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013 (S.1517/H.R.2957) Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013 (H.R.2540) Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 (H.R.2910) Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 (S.1101) FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (HR3547) FY2014 Continuing Resolution (HR2775) FY2014 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J.RES.59) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R.3465/S.1690) Veterans and Armed Forces Health Promotion Act of 2013 (H.R.3516) Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 (H.R.3717) Mental Health Support for Veteran Families and Caregivers Act of 2013 (S.1583) Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act (S.1815) SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 (S.1871)
Client expense: $5,348 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training (H.R. 803) America Works Act (HR. 497, S. 453) S. 915: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act of 2013 H.R. 5: Student Success Act S. 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101: Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 H.R. 1796/S. 700: Troop to Talent Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $249,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
ESEA Reauthorization issues; GAO report on English Learners/charter schools; enrollment practices at charter schools; OMB Circular guidance; S 1094 Strengthening America's Schools Act. S 1101 Every Child Ready for College/Career Act;
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492 of the Higher education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); U.S. Department of Educations notice of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Act (IPEDS) (P.L. 101-542), 2013-2016 collection; pre-kindergarten; Common Core
Client expense: $16,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 8910: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; HR 5: The Student Success Act; andS 1697/HR 3461: Smart Start for America's Children Act.
Client expense: $65,018 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
Various issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its implementation including S. 1094, the Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act & H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. Various issues related to federal literacy programs, including S.758, the LEARN Act.Various issues related to the Higher Education Act and its implementation, specifically regarding student loans, loan forgiveness and state authorization. H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. S. 707, the Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, which would amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. Various issues at the Department of Justice related to testing accommodations for students with communication disorders. Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and sequestration. Various issues related to implementation of IDEA Part B, including qualified providers, personnel evaluation systems, state assessments and paperwork reduction.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
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
Client expense: $80,626 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
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
Client expense: $5,830 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Minting/Money/Gold Standard
Coin Currency Issues Promoting the Dollar Coin S. 1101: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act H.R. 3305: Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $190,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE