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The bill would exempt 85 % of the mortgage industry from these reporting requirements, said Scott Astrada, the director of federal advocacy at the Center for Responsible Lending.

There are documented instances of abuses by retailers who have joint affiliations with in - house lenders, said Scott Astrada, director of federal advocacy at the Center for Responsible Lending.

«The bill is kind of a nonstarter for us at this point,» said Scott Astrada, director of federal advocacy at the Center for Responsible Lending.

Phillip Lovell, vice president of federal advocacy at the Alliance, said the current waiver system isn't addressing graduation rate accountability.

Phillip Lovell, vice president of federal advocacy at the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education, which focuses on high school reform, says that there are simply not enough good charter school providers to take the place of all the low - performing, large urban high schools.

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His advocacy work includes direct communications with company leadership, investor education and awareness, filing shareholder proposals, and public policy advocacy at the municipal, state and federal levels.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill is a rare opportunity for AWEA members and others who want to help advance wind energy to participate in advocacy training and then put that training to work to educate legislators and their staff on the wind industry's top policy initiatives at both the state and federal level.

The Sacramento - based organization is dedicated to enhancing the business of growing the winegrape industry through research, advocacy at the state and federal levels and wine industry leadership.

The Park District is a dues - paying member of numerous associations that may conduct legislative advocacy initiatives at the state and / or federal levels.

Her background includes experience in grassroots organizing, policy and advocacy at the local, regional, state, and federal levels.

Advocacy efforts at the state and local level have been critically important in strengthening and safeguarding federal food and nutrition programs.

Come learn about SNA's Political Action Committee (PAC), the benefits of action alerts, grassroots advocacy tips and techniques at the State and Federal level.

She has steered the organization to advocacy, pressing elected officials to protect and strengthen the federal food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, the school breakfast program at Chicago Public Schools and other key social safety nets.

CUNY's faculty union and other advocacy and interest groups have estimated it would cost $ 784 million per year going to replace tuition not currently covered by federal aid at the CUNY system's two - and four - year colleges.

ALBANY — Glenwood Management, the real estate developer at the center of two former legislative leaders» federal corruption trials, gave half a million dollars in 2011 to an advocacy group that focused solely on supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda.

At noon, officials from immigrant advocacy groups that support the New York Immigration Coalition's «New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform» campaign hold a news conference to discuss the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday to approve legislation that would overhaul federal immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St., Manhattan.

Two people familiar with the Democratic Party's new efforts emphasized that even if its new message is aimed at federal policy, «no advocacy work will be focused beyond the borders of New York State.»

With a federal lawsuit alleging EPA violations between the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound and Westchester County approaching the two - year mark, officials at the nonprofit are growing increasingly impatient with alleged inaction on the part of several communities.

Effective advocacy at the federal level takes relentless, unremitting lobbying, which is not cheap.

«The predator - removal mind - set is deeply ingrained in many people, including those at these agencies,» says Bethany Cotton, attorney and wildlife program director at WildEarth Guardians, another advocacy group that challenges federal wildlife agencies over alleged lapses.

And U.S. prisoners are often exposed to the same conditions working at disassembling e-waste for the government - owned corporation UNICOR Federal Prison Industries in Washington, D.C. «I visited a federal prison in California and I saw prisoners with hammers smashing apart CRT monitors,» says Ted Smith, chairman of the advocacy group Electronics TakeBack CoaFederal Prison Industries in Washington, D.C. «I visited a federal prison in California and I saw prisoners with hammers smashing apart CRT monitors,» says Ted Smith, chairman of the advocacy group Electronics TakeBack Coafederal prison in California and I saw prisoners with hammers smashing apart CRT monitors,» says Ted Smith, chairman of the advocacy group Electronics TakeBack Coalition.

While at the AAS, Bethany managed the public policy activities including, creating and managing a federal and local grassroots advocacy program designed to work with association members to effectively communicate with policy makers and successfully leading a coalition, working with Congressional leaders, and drafting legislation to secure millions of federal dollars appropriated for the restarting domestic production of Plutonium - 238 as a fuel source for planetary exploration.

The second is that we do a lot of advocacy work, whether it's the Department of Eds at the federal or state levels, with the district, or within schools.

A coalition of school, civil rights, and child - advocacy groups handed a list of 14 recommendations for changing the federal No Child Left Behind Act to congressional staff members at the U.S. Capitol last week, just a day after President Bush vigorously defended the law on its fourth anniversary.

«The end result is the same — federal tax dollars going to private schools,» said Sasha Pudelski, assistant director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, who called the program «a backdoor voucher.»

NR: [The Board's] charge really has been to give the Alliance a more prominent place in terms of advocacy at the federal level, to have a seat at the table when people are talking about legislation and regulations that impact charter schools, and to also be present when the media is talking about the topic... If the past twenty years have been about growth, the next twenty need to be about taking some of the lessons of the past twenty, so that we continue growing but that we're not making the same mistakes we have in the past.

01/01/2011: LULAC Releases the Education Advocacy Toolkit, a guide to equip education advocates with the tools necessary to advocate for education reform at the local, state and / or federal level.

LULAC works to advance the educational attainment of Latinos by engaging the community in advocacy and policy efforts at the local, state, and federal level.

Advocacy, state to federal — protecting your interests Career support — legal and professional Insight and best practices — for and by principals at all levels State & national networks — a vast professional community Resources at your fingertips — online, 24/7 Focus on pre-K-8 principals — the support you need

Increase advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local level to ensure funding and policy decisions meet the needs of their community, school, and professional growth as a leader.

More information about NSBA's federal advocacy agenda can be found at https://www.nsba.org/2017-2018-nsba-advocacy-agenda.

The conference will feature informational sessions about ESEA reauthorization, the Common Core State Standards, and education funding; presentations by influential federal policymakers and national education leaders on the presidential campaign and Congress's education priorities for 2012; advocacy skill - building sessions to help increase your influence at the federal, state, and local levels throughout the year; and Capitol Hill visits with your federal lawmakers.

The center, which takes no advocacy position on the issue, was created at the university's highly regarded Peabody College of Education and Human Development in 2006 with a $ 10 million federal research grant.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC - based national policy and advocacy organization that works to improve national and federal policy so that all students can achieve at high academic levels and graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship in the twenty - first century.

Additionally, we will support state and federal policy development and advocacy to increase student postsecondary completion, transfer, and post-graduate outcomes, especially at community colleges and open - access four - year institutions.

Alexandria, VA (01/29/2014)-- ASCD released its 2014 Legislative Agenda (PDF) on Monday, January 27th, at the association's Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy in Washington, D.C. Developed by the association's Legislative Committee — a diverse cross section of ASCD members representing the entire spectrum of K — 12 education — the 2014 ASCD Legislative Agenda outlines the association's federal policy priorities for the year.

Please contact us at info (at) dignityinschools.org if there is additional information that will assist you in your federal advocacy work.

Mary leads policy and advocacy efforts to promote the community schools approach at federal and state levels for IEL.

I advocate for high - quality charter public schools at the district, state, and federal level, I assist schools with their advocacy needs, and I coordinate advocacy efforts among charter parents, teachers, staff and other supporters.

Adam Ezring, the senior advocacy associate for the Council of Chief State School Officers, echoed this sentiment and added that data collecting and reporting efforts should be streamlined at the state and federal levels and that the Department of Education needs to establish a single office where all data collected by states can be sent and processed.

«A lot of the reform success started at the federal level with Race to the Top, it moved to states and now it's very much in the implementation phase at the district level,» said Joe Williams, director of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), an advocacy group that supports charter schools and teacher accountability.

If you practice law as a prosecutor, public defender or provide advocacy on behalf of low - income communities at a nonprofit organization, you may have a portion of your federal student loans forgiven.

«Payday lending by any lender — including banks — is an abusive form of loan sharking, rooted in trapping borrowers in unaffordable, high - interest rate loans,» Scott Astrada, federal advocacy director at the Center for Responsible Lending, said in a statement.

«Since the election of Donald Trump, it has been particularly difficult for animal advocacy issues to compete for legislative attention at the federal level...» All of 46 days?

Since the election of Donald Trump, it has been particularly difficult for animal advocacy issues to compete for legislative attention at the federal level, given the backdrop of intense polarization around a number of other issues.

As the legislative and advocacy voice for the trade, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) was active throughout the show, meeting with you and discussing your concerns about governmental activity at the local, state, federal and even international levels.

Presenter Congressman Dennis Cardoza is the Managing Director Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy at Manatt, advising a broad range of clients on legislative, regulatory, and public policy and advocacy matters.

The bill is backed by an advocacy group, the White Coat Waste Project, which has been using the USDA - APHIS database to gather much of its information on animal testing at hundreds of federal laboratories.

«You have to talk about floating wind because the ocean floor is too deep to fix a turbine to it,» said Nancy Sopko, manager for advocacy and federal legislative affairs at the American Wind Energy Association.

We combine action on shutting down coal plants and other toxic facilities at the local level, as well as building of new toxic facilities, with advocacy to strengthen development, monitoring, and enforcement of regulations at federal, state, and local levels.