"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) The War on Progress: Why the National Education Association Battles Against Promising Reforms (Larry Sand); (2) Head Start Lags Behind: Long-Overdue Head Start Evaluation Shows No Lasting Benefit for Children (Lindsay Burke); (3) Blockbuster Educational Reforms Coming to Tennessee (J.E. Stone); (4) History Relevant to Them: NC Debates the Role of History in Schools (Will Fitzhugh); and (5) NCLB II: Secretary Duncan's "Turnaround" Plan Is Eerily Reminiscent (Andy Smarick). Additional section includes Signs of the Times.