"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) Misread: Why Congress Isn't Giving Her the Best Reading Program (Shepard Barbash); (2) 10 Characteristics of a Good Teacher: What Students Want in Their Teachers (Bill Rhatican); and (3) Teaching Secrets: Students Behave When Teachers Engage (Anthony Cody). Additional sections include: Signs of the Times; Partner News; and News from Washington, D.C.