"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 Desperate Need for an Education Stimulus: An Education Crisis Preceded the Economic Crisis; (2) More Startling Facts: Americans (Including Politicians) Are Ignorant of American History; (3) Teaching Math is Never a Simple Equation (Kate Walsh and Julie Greenberg); (4) More Likely to be Famous than to Use Math: One in Five Students Think They're More Likely to be Professional Athletes or Performers than to Get Good Grades in Math; and (5) Taking a Cue from a Homeschooler: Times Tables--The Key to Your Students' Success? Additional section includes Signs of the Times.