"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) Senate Help Committee Passes Legislation to Rewrite No Child Left Behind; (2) Remediation Exasperation: New York City, Wyoming, and Ohio Focus on College Students' Needs for Remedial Courses; (3) "Hidden Costs of Community Colleges": New Report Estimates Federal, State, and Local Governments Spent Nearly $4 Billion on Community College Students Who Dropped Out After First Year; and (4) "The High School Dropout Dilemma and Special Education Students": New Report Examines Benefits for Special Education Students Who Earn a Diploma Compared to Those Who Do Not.