This guide offers helpful advice on how to interact with the news media and how to advocate for mathematics education on legislative and policy issues. With a new section that highlights NCTM's new emphasis on political advocacy, the guide gives teachers the guidance and tools they need to advocate for mathematics and education at the local, state, and federal levels. The guide also provides information and examples that will help educators become effective communicators in shaping the public's image of mathematics teachers as highly valued professionals who are vitally important to today's students and the future.