"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) A Few Good Men: The Success of the Male Mentorship Program at Chicago International Longwood (R. J. McMahon); (2) Good Report for Merit Pay: Report Finds Merit Pay Has Positive Effects on Students (Gary Ritter); (3) Mathematically Speaking: Today's English Courses Need to Follow the Lead of the Latest Math Recommendations (Donna Garner); and (4) Performance, Not Aspirations: The Wrong Focus Deflates Us (Juile Greenberg). Additional sections include: Signs of the Times; Letters; and News from Washington, D.C. (Contains 1 figure.)