Native American Education Opportunity Act

BIA Appropriations S. 2711, the Native American Education Opportunity Act

Client expense: $306,210 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S. 286, Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2015, Title IV Amendments S 2711, Native American Education Opportunity Act Census Bureau Issues Tribal Tax Policy

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.706/H.R.1490, Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, in support of independent advocates on campus; S.590/H.R.1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, in support of ending campus sexual assault; S.412/H.R.5, Student Success Act, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers, in support of substitute amendment; S.439/H.R.846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1177, Every Child Achieves Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.773/H.R.1421, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.311/H.R.2902, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.840/H.R.1183, STEM Gateways Act, in support of providing competitive grants specifically targeted towards women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to improve access to opportunities in STEM fields; S.2784/H.R.467, STEM Opportunities Act, in support of broaden participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by reducing barriers that deter women and underrepresented minorities from pursuing academic and career goals in STEM fields; S.559/H.R.970, Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act, in opposition to the repeal of gainful employment regulations; H.R.1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, in support of broadening participation in STEM fields to improve the competitiveness of the United States; H.R.2680, Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) on Campus Sexual Violence Act, in support of strengthening prevention and enforcement efforts at colleges and universities to help end sexual harassment and violence; S.671, Computer Science Education & Jobs Act of 2015, in support of federal funding for computer science education; H.R.1020, STEM Ed Act of 2015, in support of supports promoting and strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, especially for girls and other underrepresented populations and include computer science; S.227, Strengthening Education through Research Act, in support of strengthening the federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to state/local needs to increase student achievement; S.2710/H.R. 4803, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016, in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering and math; S. 2677, In the Red Act of 2016, in support of refinancing student loans, access to community college, and indexing of Pell grants; H.R. 4681, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization, in support of increasing access to higher education to students through campus-based child care services; H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (SOAR), in opposition to school vouchers and diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; S.3084/H.R.1806, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, in support of increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering and math; in support of grant programs and centers for excellence to broaden participation; H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, in support of provisions to prepare students for success in college or careers; S. 3147/H.R. 5682, Gender Equity in Education Act, in support of Title IX and federal protections against the gender discrimination of women in education; S. 2711, Native American Education Opportunity Act, in opposition to school vouchers; H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, in opposition to delaying implementation of the overtime rule that would increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; H.R. 6161, Federal Funding for Sexual Harassers Act, in support of ending campus sexual assault; High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; in support of student loan refinance options; in support of expanding requirements to ensure students have access to critical educational resources; in support of provisions to prohibit all forms of discrimination and ensuring positive and safe campus climates; in support of additional disaggregation and crosstabulation of student achievement data, including gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, English learner status, and other categories; in support of establishing and funding policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools.

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

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

BIA Appropriations S. 2711, the Native American Education Opportunity Act

Client expense: $306,210 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 10, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act - Opposed provisions to reauthorize the D.C. voucher program S. 2171, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act - Opposed provisions to reauthorize the D.C. voucher program H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed provisions included in appropriations bill to reauthorize the D.C. voucher program S. 2711, Native American Education Opportunity Act - Opposed measure to allow Bureau of Indian Affairs funds to be used for Education Savings Accounts

Client expense: $109,278 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

We submit this letter for the markup of S. 2711, the Native American Education Opportunity Act, to express our strong opposition to private school vouchers in the form of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). ESAs are effectively no different than vouchers; they place funding that would ordinarily support students attending public schools into an account for students to use on other education expenses, including private school tuition. Like vouchers, ESAs divert desperately-needed federal resources away from the primary school system students attend to fund the education of a few, select students in alternative settings. Furthermore, voucher and ESA programs lack accountability, do not improve educational outcomes of students, strip students of rights, and do real harm to the public school systems that educate the majority of students in a state or district.1 At a time when schools serving American Indian students are desperately in need of funding,2 Congress would better serve all American Indian students by using federal funds to make schools serving American Indian students stronger and safer than by allowing funds to flow to a separate voucher program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

114th H.R. 4828 and S. 2927 - Conscience Protection Act (considered as 114th S. 304 on the House floor) 114th H.R. 4909 Title X Subtitle G Sec 1094 - Protections relating to civil rights and disabilities 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act Consideration of women's health policy riders on appropriations First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), especially House "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" hearing and 114th H.R. 2802 and S. 1598

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

114th H.R. 2867 and S. 1659 - Voting Rights Advancement Act 114th H.R. 4909 Title X Subtitle G Sec 1094 - Protections relating to civil rights and disabilities 114th H.R. 6030 - Pay Equity for All Act 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act By the People Agenda led by Representative Sarbanes Consideration of inappropriate ideological policy riders through FY 2017 continuing and regular appropriations, generally, but especially women's health and campaign finance reform (114th H.R. 5485 Title VI Sec 625) Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), especially House "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" hearing and 114th H.R. 2802 and S. 1598 Securing Our Democracy policies included in House Democrats' Stronger America: A New American Security Agenda Supporting the "Fighting Big Money, Empowering People: A 21st Century Democracy Agenda" led by reform groups for the enactment of commonsense protections that recognize the people as the ultimate check on the corrosive influence of money in politics

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

appropriations background checks and child nutrition reauthorization Bullying Bullying Awareness Congressional Advocacy Award career and technical education CBC ALC charter schools Child Nutrition child nutrition reauthorization child nutrition reauthorization and background checks/NDAA Child Nutrition, Appropriations CNC ALC DC Vouchers Department of Education Renewable Energy in Schools Grant Program DoD schools DODEA EDU - ESSA Education education funding Education Legislation Education, Housing emergency legislation Energy in Schools ESEA ESP ESSA ESSA implementation ESSA Regulations Every Student Succeeds Act FEA Flint lead issue FY17 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Gun violence prevention H.R.3178 H.R.3179 H.R.4481: Education for All Act H.R.5003 H.R.5003 H.R.5528 H.R.5529 H.R.5530 H.R.5587 H.R.5702 H.R.5738 H.R.5764: Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2016 H.R.5862: Keep Students in School Act of 2016 H.R.6236 Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers HBCUs HEA higher ed higher education Housing options for teachers Pell Grant Perkins CTE reauthorization private school vouchers Proposed Reg 299.18: Supporting Excellent Educators recruiting & retaining teachers regulations RESPECT Act S. 2711 S. 3136 S.1177 : Every Student Succeeds Act school resegregation Secure Rural Schools SIMPLE Act supplement not supplant teacher issues teacher prep Teachers at the Table Vouchers

Client expense: $705,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office

114th H.R. 2867 and S. 1659 - Voting Rights Advancement Act 114th H.R. 4909 Title X Subtitle G Sec 1094 - Protections relating to civil rights and disabilities 114th H.R. 6030 - Pay Equity for All Act 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act By the People Agenda led by Representative Sarbanes Consideration of inappropriate ideological policy riders through FY 2017 continuing and regular appropriations, generally, but especially women's health and campaign finance reform (114th H.R. 5485 Title VI Sec 625) Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures, also legislative rules/procedures First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), especially House "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" hearing and 114th H.R. 2802 and S. 1598 Securing Our Democracy policies included in House Democrats' Stronger America: A New American Security Agenda Supporting the "Fighting Big Money, Empowering People: A 21st Century Democracy Agenda" led by reform groups for the enactment of commonsense protections that recognize the people as the ultimate check on the corrosive influence of money in politics

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

114th H.R. 4828 and S. 2927 - Conscience Protection Act (considered as 114th S. 304 on the House floor) 114th H.R. 4909 Title X Subtitle G Sec 1094 - Protections relating to civil rights and disabilities 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act Consideration of women's health policy riders on appropriations First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), especially House "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" hearing and 114th H.R. 2802 and S. 1598

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

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

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

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

Encouraged Senate offices to support S. 2711, the Native American Education Opportunities Act. Most discussions focused on educating Hill staff on federal role in supporting school choice.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Student Succeeds Act - We joined a coalition urging the Department of Education to issue regulations that 1) maintain meaningful parent engagement; and 2) maintaining strong oversight by the US Department of Education S 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act. We joined a coalition opposing vouchers for private school tuition Budget: We joined a coalition urging funding for Family Engagement Centers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

We write to voice opposition to reauthorizing the District of Columbia private school voucher program as part of the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill. We oppose this and all private school voucher programs because public funds should be spent on public schools, not private schools. But the D.C. program, in particular, has proven ineffective and unaccountable to taxpayers. Not only have multiple Department of Education (USED) studies1 concluded that the program has failed to improve educational outcomes for participating students, but two U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports have also identified its repeated management and accountability failures. We submit this letter for the hearing "Expanding Educational Opportunity through School Choice to express our strong opposition to private school vouchers. Vouchers divert desperately-needed resources away from the public school system to fund the education of a few, select students, with limited, if any, real impact on student academic achievement. Instead of providing equal access to high quality education or setting high standards for accountability, voucher programs have proven ineffective, lack accountability to taxpayers, and deprive students of rights provided to public school students. Congress would better serve all children by using funds to make public schools stronger and safer than by creating a new voucher program. We are dedicated to the health and welfare of our nations youth, we respectfully request your support for the requests below during the fiscal year (FY) 2017 funding deliberations. As organizations committed to supporting adolescent sexual health programs-the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH)-we know firsthand the vital role these federal programs play in supporting the health of young people and communities. Re: NCPE Opposes S. 2711, the Native American Education Opportunity Act Dear Chairman Barrasso and Vice Chairman Tester: We submit this letter for the hearing on S. 2711, the Native American Education Opportunity Act, to express our strong opposition to private school vouchers in the form of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). ESAs are effectively no different than vouchers; they place funding that would ordinarily support students attending public schools into an account for students to use on other education expenses, including private school tuition. Like vouchers, ESAs divert desperately-needed federal resources away from the primary school system students attend to fund the education of a few, select students in alternative settings. Furthermore, voucher and ESA programs lack accountability, do not improve educational outcomes of students, strip students of rights, and do real harm to the public school systems that educate the majority of students in a state or district.1 At a time when schools serving American Indian students are desperately in need of funding,2 Congress would better serve all American Indian students by using federal funds to make schools serving American Indian students stronger and safer than by allowing funds to flow to a separate voucher program.

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Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

114th H.R. 12 and 113th S. 123 - Voter Empowerment Act Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures, also legislative rules/procedures Money in politics and voting rights, both their general consideration and their intersectionality Private school vouchers, especially House "Expanding Educational Opportunity through School Choice hearing and 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (Public Law No: 89-110) in the wake of Shelby County v. Holder, especially the Voting Rights Advancement Act (114th H.R. 2867 and S. 1659), moving away from the Voting Rights Amendment Act (114th H.R. 885)

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Private school vouchers, especially House "Expanding Educational Opportunity through School Choice hearing and 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Private school vouchers, especially House "Expanding Educational Opportunity through School Choice hearing and 114th S. 2711 - Native American Education Opportunity Act

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

FISE/BIE Reorganization (no bill number attached) S 2711, Native American Education Opportunity Act

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

H.R. 10, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act - Opposed provisions to reauthorize the D.C. voucher program S. 2171, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act - Opposed provisions to reauthorize the D.C. voucher program S. 2711, Native American Education Opportunity Act - Opposed provisions that would allow Bureau of Indian Education funding to go to state education savings accounts Opposed private school voucher programs generally for the hearing, Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School Choice

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE