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WINTER 2017 | ADVOCATE 3 CONTENTS Roxanne Lopez, Silver Apple winner and PTA Teacher of the Year, speaking at the #PayNotPeanuts rally: "Teachers are walking out the door because they're fed up." 6 AT THE CAPITOL DEPARTMENTS 4 IN SOLIDARITY by Joe Thomas 5 MEMBER TALK 6 AT THE CAPITOL 10 AROUND AEA 21 ESPROFESSIONAL 37 RESOURCES 39 READ ACROSS AMERICA 40 WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT... FEATURES 6 At the Capitol 8 2018 Legislative and Policy Agenda 9 Take Your Legislator to School 10 Around AEA 10 eSWAG New Educator Bazaar 12 Public Policy Forums 14 New AEA Member Winners! 17 Awards & Grants 23 I Belong 24 We are AEA AEA members recognized for the outstanding work they do with our students. 26 Social Justice 26 Dreamers Welcome 27 Ethnic Studies 28 DACAmented Educators and Students 31 Governance 31 Be a Delegate to the 2018 NEA-RA 2018 Election Timeline 32 2018 NEA-RA Nomination Form 33 2018 Election Districts 34 Nomination Procedures for AEA Board of Directors 35 Governance Regions for 2017-18 36 AEA Board of Directors' Nomination Form 37 Resources