"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) Alliance for Excellent Education Announces New Center for Secondary School Digital Learning and Policy: Center's Work in Digital Learning to Be Integrated into All Alliance Policy Areas; (2) Path to a Strong Future: Duncan Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the U.S. Department of Education's Budget; (3) Seizing the Opportunity: Alliance Report Offers Federal Recommendations on Digital Learning and Technology; (4) New Alliance Brief Calls For Assessments That Measure Deeper Learning; (5) "Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the NAEP Scales": Most States' Proficiency Marks Still Fall Below National Standards, Report Finds; and (6) The Condition of College and Career Readiness: Only One in Four High School Graduates Considered "Ready" for College, ACT Finds. (Contains 1 footnote.)