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The students he considers "his" are from Willow Cove Ele- mentary School in Pittsburg, where he taught for many years before becoming a full-time education advocate. He can still picture their faces. Many of them were poor minority kids who faced huge challenges. He recalls David, who entered second grade saying "I can't read. Why should I pick up a book?'' and six months Eric Heins MEET WHEN ERIC HEINS VOTES AT A CTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING or meets with legis- lators to discuss education policy, one thought is always in the back of his mind: How will this affect my students? Will it be in their best interest? By Sherry Posnick-Goodwin Photography by Scott Buschman NEW CTA PRESIDENT IS READY TO LEAD 11 V O L U M E 2 0 I S S U E 1 Feature