A survey of current and former Administration and Capitol Hill aides and state leaders has found the National Education Association, Education Trust, The Council of Great City Schools, and Penn Hill Group as the most effective education lobbyists in Washington. Among the top four names, Penn Hill Group is the only multi-client, multi-issue education firm […]

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 […]

Penn Hill Group executives Alex Nock, Danica Petroshius, and Rich Stombres recently spoke at a briefing called “Calculating the Odds — Is ESEA Reauthorization Dead on Arrival?” sponsored by the Women in Government Relations Education Taskforce on the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). As former Congressional staffers on both sides of […]

In a recent article examining the future of the Senate’s bid to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Education Week quoted Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt: Some political analysts see the potential for the ESEA legislation to hit President Barack Obama’s desk before December 2012. “There are not huge policy differences on the […]

In a recent article in Roll Call titled “Some Lobbyists Buck the Odds in 2011,” Penn Hill Group was named one of the top new lobbying firms in 2011.  The article says that although revenue has dropped in federal lobbying in recent quarters, some firms are still finding ways to increase their business, including some new organizations. In […]

Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt and Executive Vice President Alex Nock were quoted in a September 14 Education Week article titled, “GOP Senators Introduce Own ESEA Renewal Bills.” “Alex Nock, who until recently served as a top aide for Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the ranking member of the House education committee, sees a lot […]

Penn Hill Group Vice President Rich Stombres recently wrote an article for American Libraries Magazine entitled, “A Librarians’ Primer on the Debt-Ceiling Debate.” The article recaps the debt ceiling debate and the Budget Control Act of 2011, explains the new “super committee” charged with finding ways to further reduce the national debt, and explains how […]

Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt was quoted in an April 22, 2011 Education Week article titled, “Duncan Issues Far More NCLB Waivers Than Predecessors” in which he discussed transparency issues surrounding the waivers. “The lack of transparency around waiver decisions worries some education policy advocates. In the case of the McPherson waiver, “I think […]

Penn Hill Group Principal Victor Klatt was quoted in a January 19 Education Week article “White House Expected to Launch New ESEA Effort.” When asked about the prospects for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the 112th Congress, Klatt was quoted as saying, “My view has always been the only way this […]