"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) Wave Goodbye to Waivers?: Key House Republicans Challenge Duncan's Plan to Grant Waivers to NCLB Requirements; (2) "Overlooked and Underpaid": New Alliance Report Examines How Title I Shortchanges High Schools; (3) "The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color": Minority Males Lag Behind in High School and Beyond, According to College Board Report; and (4) "Improving Teacher Quality Around the World": New Report Shares Lessons from Two-Day International Summit on Teaching Profession. (Contains 1 footnote.)