In a December 15, 2011 article examining the ramifications of the 2012 spending bill for the education community, Education Week quoted Penn Hill Group analysis:

The bill also includes $160 million in new money for literacy programs, which took a beating in the fiscal year 2011 budget agreement. The measure would create a new, comprehensive literacy program, according to an analysis by Penn Hill Group, a government relations organization in Washington. And the bill includes level funding for English Language Acquisition, at $733 million, Penn Hill Group found.

The full article can be found on Education Week’s website.