SUMMER 2019 | ADVOCATE 3
CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
4 IN SOLIDARITY
by Joe Thomas
5 AT THE CAPITOL
13 ESPROFESSIONAL
16 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
FEATURES
5 At the Capitol
5 Budget Watch
7 Around AEA
7 Delegate Assembly
8 Summer Institute
9 Luis Heredia, AEA Executive Director
10 We Are AEA
10 Salute to Excellence Winners
14 Governance
14 AEA Board of Directors 2019-2020
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