Arizona Education Association

Summer 2014

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FEATURES 12 • READ ACROSS AMERICA AEA MISSION STATEMENT AEA…Keeping the promise of quality public education MOVING? Please let us know before you go. Simply clip your mailing label from the back of the Advocate and send it along with your new address to: AEA Advocate, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1532. INSIDE AEA ADVOCATE DEPARTMENTS 4 • POINT OF VIEW by Andrew F. Morrill 5 • MEMBER TALK 6 • AT THE CAPITOL Arizona Schools Chief Gives Up on Public Education Voters' Rights Restored for Now Education Funding Legislation The Facts About Vouchers Defending School Employees' Rights Protecting Pensions Common Core Legislation 13 • AROUND AEA Ignite a Spark! eSWAG Educator Bazaar 15 • NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE NEA President: We Need a Course Correction on Common Core Driving Solutions for Our Nation's Public School Students Congressman Ed Pastor to Retire at End of Term 16 • ESProfessional Educators Make the Case for Minimum Wage Increase on Capitol Hill 18 • GOVERNANCE Governance Regions for 2013-14 Compliance Review Committee Report and Recommendation 30 • IN DEPTH LOOK The ALEC Education Agenda 35 • RESOURCES 39 • NATIONAL TEACHER DAY 40 • WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT… Children's Literacy AEA Advocate x Summer 2014 3 Correction: In the last issue of the AEA Advocate, we incorrectly identified Amy Coleman as one of the members in the Teacher Leadership Initiative. Kudos should go to April Coleman from Phoenix UHSD for being included in this national initiative. Summer.14advo.indd 3 3/14/14 2:58 PM

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