"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) Differentiated Instruction: Responding to each student's learning needs (Kevin B. Daniel); (2) The Edutainer: Connecting the Art and Science of Teaching; (3) When Academic Freedom Meets Public Accountability (Julie Greenberg); (4) Who is the Real Marc Tucker: Visionary or Baloney Maker? (Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Donna Garner); and (5) Returning to School: Are You Ready? (Sharon L. Nelson).