Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015

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

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

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

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

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), 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), 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), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), 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, Title I, Title II, Title IV, LEARN program, School Leader Recruitment and Support program, Carl D. Perkins CTE program, private school vouchers, and Impact Aid

HR 1310/S 590 - Campus Accountability and Safety Act: entire bill S 706 - SOS Campus Act: entire bill S 474 - Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act: entire bill HR 453/S 923 - Healthy Relationships Act: entire bill HR 5 - Student Success Act: entire bill HR 1706 - To provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of comprehensive sexual health and healthy relationships, the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and the prevention of dating violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes: entire bill S 355 - Teach Safe Relationships Act: entire bill S 856 - Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act: entire bill S 1369 - Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act: entire bill S 416 - Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act: entire bill

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Support ensuring that each state adopts college and career-ready state standards. States should ensure that all students have a fair and equal opportunity to meet the standards, including: Equal access to effective teachers and core college-prep courses Safe and healthy school climate Supports needed by English language learners and students with disabilities Protections for the most vulnerable children including youth in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and foster, homeless, and migrant youth. Support ensuring that federal dollars are targeted to historically underserved students and schools. Support ensuring that all students participate in annual (grades 3-8 and 11) statewide assessments aligned with the states college and career-ready standards. Support states setting annual district and school targets for improved achievement and high school completion, for all students and for each subgroup, including: racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students from low-income families. Support effective remedies to improve teaching, learning and school climate are employed in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets. Support States and LEAs improving data collection and reporting on student achievement, course-completion, graduation rates, school climate indicators, opportunity measures (including pre-K), and per pupil expenditures. Data is disaggregated by categories in Sec. 1111, and cross-tabulated by gender. Oppose any "portability" of Title I funds under ESEA either to other public schools or private or parochial schools. Oppose H.R. 452. Oppose H.R. 5 Support the Scott (VA) substitute to HR 5 Support S. 416 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed rule on prepaid cards. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Safe Student Account Scorecard initiative Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Support Moore (WI) amendment to Title II of HR 5 Support Warren (MA) Motion to instruct conferees on S Con Res 11 oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools. Oppose S. 1112 Oppose deferring any campus judicial proceedings regarding sexual assaults until completion of criminal adjudication (investigation and trial). Oppose HR 970 / S 559. Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Support Warren / Gardner "Cross Tabulation" Amendment to S. 1112 Support requiring Sallie Mae to be more compliant with CRA requirements Oppose all portability / voucher amendments to S. 1177 / HR 5, including the CHOICE Act and the A-PLUS Act Support the Casey "Strong Start for Americas Children Act" Amendment to S 1177 Support the Kirk-Reed-Baldwin-Brown Resource Equity Amendment to S. 1177 Oppose S. 474 Support the Murphy Accountability Amendment to S.1177 Support H Res 82 Support HR 2731 Support Wilson Amendment to HR 5 Support Carson Amendment to HR 5 Support Meng Amendment to HR 5 Support Thompson Amendment to HR 5 Oppose Lee amendment to S 1177 Support Department of Education alerting consumers if a school is the subject of public federal or state investigations, lawsuits, or settlements. Support HR 3512 Oppose HR 10 / S. 2171; oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Support maintaining the Title IV language in S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA), which authorizes the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) initiative as a separate and specific federal funding stream. Support HR 3201 Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation Support passage of conference report of S. 1177 Support HR 2521 Oppose riders to the Omnibus Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers Support a summit to look into the benefits and current lack of diversity among public school teachers. Support Youth Promise Act (HR 2197 / S 1770) Support Youth Promise Act provisions in ESSA (S 1177) Support standardized testing of elementary and high school students; oppose "opt outs" be parents Oppose high stakes testing of elementary and high school students

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), 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), Next Generation High Schools Act (S. 696/H.R. 4020), 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), 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), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), 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), ESEA reauthorization, ESSA implementation, Title I, Title II, Title IV, Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program, School Leadership program, highly qualified teacher requirements, EETT program, Carl D. Perkins CTE program, Common Core State Standards, school turnaround, SIG program, portability and private school vouchers

Support ensuring that each state adopts college and career-ready state standards. States should ensure that all students have a fair and equal opportunity to meet the standards, including: Equal access to effective teachers and core college-prep courses Safe and healthy school climate Supports needed by English language learners and students with disabilities Protections for the most vulnerable children including youth in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and foster, homeless, and migrant youth. Support ensuring that federal dollars are targeted to historically underserved students and schools. Support ensuring that all students participate in annual (grades 3-8 and 11) statewide assessments aligned with the states college and career-ready standards. Support states setting annual district and school targets for improved achievement and high school completion, for all students and for each subgroup, including: racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students from low-income families. Support effective remedies to improve teaching, learning and school climate are employed in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets. Support States and LEAs improving data collection and reporting on student achievement, course-completion, graduation rates, school climate indicators, opportunity measures (including pre-K), and per pupil expenditures. Data is disaggregated by categories in Sec. 1111, and cross-tabulated by gender. Oppose any "portability" of Title I funds under ESEA either to other public schools or private or parochial schools. Oppose H.R. 452. Oppose H.R. 5 Support the Scott (VA) substitute to HR 5 Support S. 416 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed rule on prepaid cards. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Safe Student Account Scorecard initiative Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Support Moore (WI) amendment to Title II of HR 5 Support Warren (MA) Motion to instruct conferees on S Con Res 11 oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools. Oppose S. 1112 Oppose deferring any campus judicial proceedings regarding sexual assaults until completion of criminal adjudication (investigation and trial). Oppose HR 970 / S 559. Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Support Warren / Gardner "Cross Tabulation" Amendment to S. 1112 Support requiring Sallie Mae to be more compliant with CRA requirements Oppose all portability / voucher amendments to S. 1177 / HR 5, including the CHOICE Act and the A-PLUS Act Support the Casey "Strong Start for Americas Children Act" Amendment to S 1177 Support the Kirk-Reed-Baldwin-Brown Resource Equity Amendment to S. 1177 Oppose S. 474 Support the Murphy Accountability Amendment to S.1177 Support H Res 82 Support HR 2731 Support Wilson Amendment to HR 5 Support Carson Amendment to HR 5 Support Meng Amendment to HR 5 Support Thompson Amendment to HR 5 Oppose Lee amendment to S 1177 Support Department of Education alerting consumers if a school is the subject of public federal or state investigations, lawsuits, or settlements. Support HR 3512 Oppose HR 10; oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Support maintaining the Title IV language in S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA), which authorizes the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) initiative as a separate and specific federal funding stream. Support HR 3201

HR 1310/S 590 - Campus Accountability and Safety Act: entire bill S 706 - SOS Campus Act: entire bill S 474 - Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act: entire bill HR 453/S 923 - Healthy Relationships Act: entire bill HR 5 - Student Success Act: entire bill HR 1706 - To provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of comprehensive sexual health and healthy relationships, the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and the prevention of dating violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes: entire bill S 355 - Teach Safe Relationships Act: entire bill S 856 - Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act: entire bill S 1369 - Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act: entire bill S 416 - Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act: entire bill

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Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 850), Accelerated Learning Act (S. 557), BEST Act (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), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 451), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2149), Every Child Achieves 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), Next Generation High Schools Act (S. 696), 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), 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), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (H.R. 2092), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), Student Success Act (H.R. 5), 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), Title I, Title II, Title IV, Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program, School Leadership program, highly qualified teacher requirements, EETT program, Carl D. Perkins CTE program, Common Core State Standards, school turnaround, SIG program, portability and private school vouchers

HR 1310/S 590 - Campus Accountability and Safety Act: entire bill S 706 - SOS Campus Act: entire bill S 474 - Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act: entire bill HR 453/S 923 - Healthy Relationships Act: entire bill HR 5 - Student Success Act: entire bill HR 1706 - To provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of comprehensive sexual health and healthy relationships, the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and the prevention of dating violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes: entire bill S 355 - Teach Safe Relationships Act: entire bill S 856 - Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act: entire bill S 1369 - Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act: entire bill S 416 - Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act: entire bill

Client expense: $172,805 · Firm income: Not reported

Support ensuring that each state adopts college and career-ready state standards. States should ensure that all students have a fair and equal opportunity to meet the standards, including: Equal access to effective teachers and core college-prep courses Safe and healthy school climate Supports needed by English language learners and students with disabilities Protections for the most vulnerable children including youth in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and foster, homeless, and migrant youth. Support ensuring that federal dollars are targeted to historically underserved students and schools. Support ensuring that all students participate in annual (grades 3-8 and 11) statewide assessments aligned with the states college and career-ready standards. Support states setting annual district and school targets for improved achievement and high school completion, for all students and for each subgroup, including: racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students from low-income families. Support effective remedies to improve teaching, learning and school climate are employed in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets. Support States and LEAs improving data collection and reporting on student achievement, course-completion, graduation rates, school climate indicators, opportunity measures (including pre-K), and per pupil expenditures. Data is disaggregated by categories in Sec. 1111, and cross-tabulated by gender. Oppose any "portability" of Title I funds under ESEA either to other public schools or private or parochial schools. Oppose H.R. 452. Oppose H.R. 5 Support the Scott (VA) substitute to HR 5 Support S. 416 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed rule on prepaid cards. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Safe Student Account Scorecard initiative Oppose Rubio amendment #549 to the Senate Budget resolution Oppose any amendments to the Fiscal 2016 Senate Budget Resolution (S. Con Res. 11) that would support the creation of a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program. Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Support Moore (WI) amendment to Title II of HR 5 Support Warren (MA) Motion to instruct conferees on S Con Res 11 Support Enzi (WY) for Burr (NC) motion to instruct conferees on S Con Res 11 Support Murray (WA) amendment # 951 to S Con Res 11 Oppose Vitter (LA) amendment #515 to S Con Res 11 Support Franken (MN) amendment #828 to S Con Res 11 Support Baldwin (WI) amendment # 432 to S Con Res 11 Support Warren (MA) amendment #652 to S Con Res 11 oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools. Oppose S. 1112 Oppose deferring any campus judicial proceedings regarding sexual assaults until completion of criminal adjudication (investigation and trial). Oppose HR 970 / S 559. Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program Support Warren / Gardner "Cross Tabulation" Amendment to S. 1112 Support requiring Sallie Mae to be more compliant with CRA requirements Oppose all portability / voucher amendments to S. 1177 / HR 5, including the CHOICE Act and the A-PLUS Act Support the Casey "Strong Start for Americas Children Act" Amendment to S 1177 Support the Kirk-Reed-Baldwin-Brown Resource Equity Amendment to S. 1177 Oppose S. 474 Oppose Salmon Amendment #129 and Walker Amendment #36 to HR5 Support the Murphy Accountability Amendment to S.1177 Support H Res 82 Support HR 2731 Support Wilson Amendment to HR 5 Support Carson Amendment to HR 5 Support Meng Amendment to HR 5 Support Thompson Amendment to HR 5 Oppose Lee amendment to S 1177

Advocated for bill to fund state and school district activities to support the education of pregnant and parenting students Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015 - S. 416 Advocated for bill to prohibit discrim against K-12 public school students who are or are perceived to be LGBT or are associated with someone LGBT Student Non-Discrimination Act - H.R. 846; S. 439 Advocated against this bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and in favor of Rep. Scott amendment Student Success Act - H.R. 5 Advocated for a number of amendments to bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on K-12 education and accountability Every Child Achieves Act - S. 1177 Advocated for changes to bill on campus sexual assault Campus Accountability and Safety Act - S. 590 Supported bill on campus sexual assault, spoke at press conference upon introduction HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act - H.R. 2680 Advocated for bill to include consent and healthy relationship education in K-12 sex education programs Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 - S. 355 Strategized with coalition re opposition to Vitter bill to change FERPA in such a way that routine education data collection would be illegal Student Privacy Protection Act - S. 1341 Fielded inquiry from House staffer re possible legislation to ensure people can get Pell grants to take classes while incarcerated Pell Grants for inmates - no bill yet introduced Advocated for increase in funding to Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations bills - dont have bill numbers Advocated for changes to Higher Education Act, including financial aid provisions, supports for student parents, and campus sexual assault provisions Reauthorization of Higher Education Act - nothing introduced so no bill numbers yet Advocated for changes to CCAMPIS program to improve access for low-income student parents Child Care Means Parents in School Act (CCAMPIS) - No bill number in this Congress yet

Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 850), Accelerated Learning Act (S. 557), BEST Act (S. 882), Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 2371), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Career Ready Act (S. 478), Community Partnerships in Education Act (H.R. 1118/S. 580), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 495), Educator Preparation Reform Act (no bill #), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (no bill #), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 451), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2149), Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), Every Child Ready for College or Career Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 1194/S. 622), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 937), Graduation Promise Act (no bill #), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 848), IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 551/S. 130), Instructional Leadership Act (no bill #), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 927), LEARN Act (H.R. 858), Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 1211/S. 711), Next Generation High Schools Act (S. 696), 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), SAFE PLAY Act (H.R. 829/S. 436), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 2902/S. 311), School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 930/S. 476), School Safety Enhancements Act (no bill #), Secondary School Reentry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (H.R. 794/S. 402), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (H.R. 2092), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), Student Success Act (H.R. 5), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2105/S. 581), Supporting Community Schools Act (H.R. 718), Title I, Title II, Title IV, Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program, School Leadership program, highly qualified teacher requirements, EETT program, Carl D. Perkins CTE program, Common Core State Standards, school turnaround, SIG program, portability and private school vouchers

Legislation: EO12333, United States intelligence activities-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance.EO13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order-Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights.SConRes11, FY 2016 Budget Resolution-Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Voting Rights, Religious Liberty, Criminal Justice, Pregnancy Discrimination/Accomodations, Border Policy, Employment Discrimination, Unaccompanied immigrant children (Due process, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)); Birthright citizenship; Immigration executive actions.SJRes10, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief.SJRes11, A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights & Religion and Belief.SJRes19, Constitutional amendment to limit First Amendment on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.S23, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S50, Weldon Amendment/ Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.S165, Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: GTMO.S178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, 14th Amendment, Immigration Detention, Criminal Justice, Religious Liberty.S208, Secure the Borders First Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security and Enforcement.S217, Womens Health Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture.S262, Runaway and Homeless Youth Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights and Religious Liberty.S270, Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S353, The Justice Safety Valve Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums.S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.S358, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S416, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S435, State Marriage Defense Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S447, Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity.S467, CORRECTIONS Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison Early Release.S497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S502, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums.S512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.S534, Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Executive Action on Immigration.S582, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.S675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement.S683, CARERS Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Medical Marijuana.S754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing (CISA) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Cybersecurity.S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights.S786, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras.S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.S1599, USA Freedom Act (2013)-Issues Lobbied: National Security.S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security.S1675, Recidivism Reducation and Public Safety Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform.S1690, Second Chance Act Reauthorization-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry, PREA.S2536, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech.S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (2014)-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity.S2611, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied immigrant children, Due process, Funding for immigration courts, Border enforcement, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA).S2685, USA Freedom Act 2014-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance.HJRes 43, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief.HR2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR5, STUDENT SUCCESS ACT-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Racial Justice, Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Criminal Justice, Education, School Discipline, School Climate.HR7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity.HR238, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Legalization of Marijuana, Civil Rights, CBP/ICE oversight and Accountability, Deferred Action, Family detention, Immigration detention, Immigration enforcement, Presidents executive action on immigration (Federal administrative immigration relief: DAPA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programFederal immigration enforcement reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; parole; deportations).HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.HR448, Womens Health Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Border Security and Enforcement.HR429, Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform.HR448, Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR540, FAIR Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture.HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.HR731, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal Justice.HR742, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.HR824, State Marriage Defense Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR864, Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR885, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights.HR920, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums.HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.HR964, Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Reform.HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.HR1148, Michael Davis, Jrin Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers; state and local immigration enforcement.HR1149, Protection of Children Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Children, Due Process, Access to Counsel.HR1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied children, Due process, Access to counsel.HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization.HR1299, Runaway and Homeless Youth Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights and Religious Liberty.HR1439, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.HR1459, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights.HR1507, IN-STATE Act-Issues Lobbied: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Path to legal status.HR1523, The Respect States Marijuana Laws Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Reform.HR1586, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR1672, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform.HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras.HR1700, Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied children, Access to counsel, Due process, Immigrants with disabilities.HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.HR3361, USA Freedom Act (2013)-Issues Lobbied: National Security.HR4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech.HR 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security.HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.HR5114, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied immigrant children, Due process, Funding for immigration courts, Border enforcement, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program-Issue Lobbied: Torture. Targeted Killing-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Guantanamo Bay-Issue Lobbied: National Security. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016-Issue Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Authorization for Use of Military Force. Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA)-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Accommodations for Pregnant Workers, Women's Rights. FY 2016 Budget Resolution-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Voting Rights Amendment Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Readable Legislation Act-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Joint resolutions disapproving of D.C. Council measures-Issue Lobbied: Use of Religion to Discriminate, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Rights. RFRA/RLUIPA-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty. Mass Incarceration-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Policing Reform-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. LGBT Non-Discrimination Bill-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Surveillance Reform-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Immigration Enforcement-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Immigration Visas, Transparency-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. FOIA reform-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Guantanamo Bay Transfers-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Body-worn Cameras-Issue Lobbied: Police Reform. Policing and Body-Worn Camera Briefing-Issue Lobbied: Police Reform. Border Prosecutions-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. ESEA Reauthorization-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Religious Liberty, School Discipline, Criminal Justice Reform, LGBT Rights, School Accountability. Criminal Justice Principles-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. E-Verify-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Executive Action on Immigration-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Cybersecurity-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Sexual Education Funding-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Women in Combat-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. Every Child Achieves Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Criminal Justice. National Defense Authorization Act and Trans Military Service-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Senate appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Criminal justice legislative proposals-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. WAGE Act-Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. Fair Pay Act-Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. Fair Donations for All Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Cybersecurity. DISCLOSE Act and other Campaign Finance Reform Measures-Issue Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform, First Amendment. Broadband Adoption Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Follow the Money Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issue Lobbied: Information Sharing. CORRECT Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration court, Access to counsel, Asylum. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Bond Hearings-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate. End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. The Youth PROMISE Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Fair Housing, Disparate Impact-Issue Lobbied: Housing. Lifeline Program Reform/Broadband Access-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Whistleblower Protection-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. DC Marijuana Ballot Initiative-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Over-criminalization Task Force-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Countering Violent Extremism Programs-Issue Lobbied: Religion & Belief, Human Rights. Agencies Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Compassionate Release, Clemency Project 2014, Reentry, Criminal Justice, Mandatory Minimums, Access to Counsel, Immigrant Detention, Juvenile Solitary Confinement. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, Law Enforcement Militarization, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Diversity Criteria, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015, ESEA reauthorization, School discipline, School climate. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Weldon Amendment/Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015, Ensuring Access to Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraception for Patients at IHS-operated Facilities, Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Involving Unaccompanied Children, Contraception Coverage, Prison Rape Elimination Act, ACA Discrimination, Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Enforcement Reform, Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG), Unaccompanied minors; Law Enforcement Militarization, Interior and Border enforcement, Executive Action on Immigration, Bond Hearings, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Police Practices, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, REAL ID, Countering Violent Extremism Programs. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Housing Discrimination, Housing Mobility, Fair Housing, Affirmatively Futhering Fair Housing, Disaparate Impact. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Militarization, Willacy Uprising, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, Indigent Defense, Police Reform, Criminal Justice (OIG), Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015, Executive Action on Immigration, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Police Practices, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, RFRA/2007 OLC Memo, Countering Violent Extremism Programs, Prison Overcrowding, Solitary Confinement. Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Contraception Coverage, Paycheck Fairness Act, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673). Department of State-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, Immigration, TRIG, UPR Surveillance, Detention, Privacy and Human Rights, Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners, Overseas Detentions and Interrogations. Department of Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS rulemaking on 501c4. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Domestic Policy Council-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization, Criminal Justice. Employee Benefits Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary, Docket ID: EBSA-2014-0028. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Policing, State of the Union, Background Checks, Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism Summit, Immigration Enforcement and Policy, White House Communications, Religious Exemption OLC Memo. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Torture, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, Encryption, government back doors, Overseas Detentions and Interrogations. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality; Prison Phone Rates; E911 (location privacy), Media Ownership Rule, Low Power FM Application Window, E-Rate Rulemaking, IP Transition, Open Internet Rule. Indian Health Service-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights (Emergency contraception access). Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-Issues Lobbied: Race and Criminal Justice. National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. National Telecommunications and Information Administration-Issues Lobbied: Facial recognition. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs-Issues Lobbied: Data collection, Proposed Regulations Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sex. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: REAL ID. Office of Justice Program-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Office of Science & Technology Police-Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Tech Issues, Surveillance, Cybersecurity, Cell Phone Security, Encryption. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Executive Action on Immigration, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Detention, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Racial Justice. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices, Executive Action on Immigration, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-Issues Lobbied: Patent Eligibility. U.S. Postal Service-Issues Lobbied: Pregnant Worker Accommodations. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. United States Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership, First Amendment. White House-Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killing, National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Authorization for Use of Military Force, National Defense Authorization Act, Militarization of Police, 21st Century Policing Task Force, Sentencing Reform, Police Reform, Private Prisons, Clemency Project 2014, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014, Civil Remedy for Violence Against Women Act, Women in Policing, Criminal Justice, Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Paycheck Fairness Act, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673), Executive Action on Immigration, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, School Discipline/Climate, End Racial Profiling Act, June 2003 Guidance Regarding Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, My Brother's Keeper Initiative, Racial Justice and Profiling, Education, Police Practices, Disparate Impact, RFRA/2007 OLC Memo, FY16 Budget Resolution, Countering Violent Extremism Programs, Solitary Confinement.

Support ensuring that each state adopts college and career-ready state standards. States should ensure that all students have a fair and equal opportunity to meet the standards, including: Equal access to effective teachers and core college-prep courses Safe and healthy school climate Supports needed by English language learners and students with disabilities Protections for the most vulnerable children including youth in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and foster, homeless, and migrant youth. Support ensuring that federal dollars are targeted to historically underserved students and schools. Support ensuring that all students participate in annual (grades 3-8 and 11) statewide assessments aligned with the states college and career-ready standards. Support states setting annual district and school targets for improved achievement and high school completion, for all students and for each subgroup, including: racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students from low-income families. Support effective remedies to improve teaching, learning and school climate are employed in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets. Support States and LEAs improving data collection and reporting on student achievement, course-completion, graduation rates, school climate indicators, opportunity measures (including pre-K), and per pupil expenditures. Data is disaggregated by categories in Sec. 1111, and cross-tabulated by gender. Oppose any "portability" of Title I funds under ESEA either to other public schools or private or parochial schools. Oppose H.R. 452. Oppose H.R. 5 Support the Scott (VA) substitute to HR 5 Support S. 416 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed rule on prepaid cards. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Safe Student Account Scorecard initiative Oppose Rubio amendment #549 to the Senate Budget resolution Oppose any amendments to the Fiscal 2016 Senate Budget Resolution (S. Con Res. 11) that would support the creation of a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program. Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Support H.R. 1070 Support H.R. 242 Support HBCUs Support Moore (WI) amendment to Title II of HR 5 Support Warren (MA) Motion to instruct conferees on S Con Res 11 Support Enzi (WY) for Burr (NC) motion to instruct conferees on S Con Res 11 Support Murray (WA) amendment # 951 to S Con Res 11 Oppose Vitter (LA) amendment #515 to S Con Res 11 Support Franken (MN) amendment #828 to S Con Res 11 Support Baldwin (WI) amendment # 432 to S Con Res 11 Support Warren (MA) amendment #652 to S Con Res 11 oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense. Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools

Advocated for bill to fund state and school district activities to support the education of pregnant and parenting students. Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015 - S. 416 Senate Advocated for bill to restore access to two Pell grants per year for students who want to study year-round All-Year ACCESS Act - H.R. 242 House Advocated for bill to prohibit discrimination against K-12 public school students who are or are perceived to be LGBT or are associated with someone who is LGBT. Student Non-Discrimination Act - H.R. 846; S. 439 House and Senate Advocated for bill to reform school discipline, to reduce number of suspensions. Keep Kids in School Act - S. 672 Senate Advocated for changes to federal legislation on K-12 education and accountability. Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act - No bill number yet Senate Advocated against this bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Student Success Act - H.R. 5 House Advocated for changes to Higher Education Act, including financial aid provisions, supports for student parents, and campus sexual assault provisions. Reauthorization of Higher Education Act - no bill numbers yet House and Senate Advocated for changes to CCAMPIS program to improve access for low-income student parents Child Care Means Parents in School Act (CCAMPIS) - No bill number in this Congress yet Senate Advocated for changes to bill on campus sexual assault. Campus Accountability and Safety Act - S. 590 Senate Supported bill on campus sexual assault Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act - S. 706 Senate Supported bill on campus sexual assault, talked with staff re possible changes HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act - H.R. 5269 in previous Congress (not re-introduced yet) House Advocated for school policies and trainings re student concussions in sports Concussion, Treatment, and Care Tools Act of 2015 - H.R. 582 House Advocated for bill to include consent and healthy relationship education in K-12 sex education programs Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 - S. 355 Senate Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act - S. 178 Advocated for school discipline reform changes to grants that fund School Resource Officers School Resource Officers program - no bill number yet House