"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) Handling Bully Behavior: 3 Strategies to Make Your School Safe for All Students (Jill Newell); There Is No "War on Teachers" (Eric A. Hanushek); (3) Cheaters Welcome? Schools Coddle Cheaters and Incompletes (Alexandra Schroeck); (4) Rockin' the Standards: California Teacher's Educational Rock Band Releases Second Album (Michael Anderson); (5) It Messes Up My Fishing Time: Why American High School Teachers Don't Assign Research Papers (Peter Wood); and (6) Edupundit Myopia (Will Fitzhugh).