"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Debating Education: Obama and Romney Promote Education Records, Importance of Education to the Economy and Public Safety During Final Debates; (2) No Deal: Americans Believe Cuts to Federal Education Funding Should Not Be Part of Plan to Reduce Debt or Deficit, Poll Finds; (3) "Rethinking Policy and Practice in Support of English Language Learners": New Alliance Report Identifies Challenges and Solutions for Helping ELLs Meet Higher Expectations Associated with Common Core; and (4) "Taking College Courses in High School": Dual Enrollment Doubles the Credits, Doubles the Success in College, Report Finds.