"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) "From No Child Left Behind to Every Child a Graduate": New Alliance Report Outlines Policy Framework for Improving America's Secondary Schools; (2) "Dropouts, Diplomas, and Dollars": Alliance Report Estimates Current Cost of Dropouts and Future Impact if Status Quo Continues; (3) "Closing Cracks in the Education System": New Alliance Brief Describes Use of Early-Warning Data to Prevent Dropouts; and (4) Refresher Course: Report Finds that a Third of Community College Freshmen Enrolling from High School Need Remediation.