AEA Advocate | Fall 2015 3
FEATUREs
17 • This is Your AEA
Top 10 Reasons to Join
Members Benefits
Where Do Your AEA
Membership Dues Go?
AEA Members Vote
Membership Form
24 • WE ArE AEA
Infusing Diversity, Acceptance, and skill
in Art Class
Nogales Member Wins County
Teacher of the Year Award
Yuma Coach Builds Community support
29 • EducATion nEWs
32 • nATionAl PErsPEcTivE
37 • rEsourcEs
38 • EvErY MEMbEr oPTion
39 • AMEricAn EducATion WEEk 2015
40 • WhAT's bEing sAid AbouT…
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4 • PoinT oF viEW
by Andrew F. Morrill
5 • MEMbEr TAlk
6 • AT ThE cAPiTol
Prop 301 settlement Talk Reaches
Impasse
Cave Creek Unified school District v.
state of Arizona
Arizona Treasurer and Past Treasurers
Oppose Ducey's state Trust Land
Proposal
Our students Need a solution to the
National Teacher shortage NOW
11 • Around AEA
Local Associations Welcome New
Employees
Talk Radio with AEA
New Faces at AEA
14 • EsProfessonal
27 • ProFEssionAl dEvEloPMEnT
