"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) "Profiles in Leadership": Alliance Releases a Collection of Essays from America's Foremost Education Innovators; (2) Teacher Loan Forgiveness Expanded: Congress Passes Temporary Fix for Student Loan Loophole, Transfers Savings to Expand Incentives for Teachers in High-Poverty Schools; (3) D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program Receives 50 Percent Funding Increase; (4) Ohio's Education Matters: New Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for Increasing High School Graduation Rates and College Enrollment Among Ohioans; and (5) New GAO Report Finds that Rural Schools Face a Unique Challenge in Meeting No Child Left Behind Provisions.