"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) Four More Years: Bush to Focus on High Schools During Second Term; (2) Education Funding Still in Limbo: Congress to Consider Spending Bills During Lame-Duck Session; (3) Request for Proposals: New Research Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Adolescent Literacy Programs; and (4) NCES Report Finds Stagnating Graduation Rates: NCES Acknowledges Data Limitations, Cites Efforts Underway to Improve Calculations.