"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) Getting Down to Business: Obama Hosts Education Roundtable with Nation's Business Leaders; (2) "Diplomas Mean Dollars": High School Graduates Earn $8,000 More Annually Compared to High School Dropouts, According to New Data; (3) "The Undereducated American": United States Failing to Meet Demand for College-Educated Workers, New Report Finds; and (4) "Breaking Schools' Rules": Study of Texas Seventh Graders Finds Students with Disciplinary Actions Five Times More Likely to Drop Out. (Contains 1 figure and 2 footnotes.)