"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) Time to "Learn": Comprehensive Literacy Bill Introduced in Congress; (2) "Teaching for a New World": New Alliance Brief Offers a New Vision for High School Teacher Preparation; (3) New NCES Report Maps State Proficiency Onto NAEP Scales: Report Finds Wide Variation Among States in the Rigor of Their Standards; and (4) "Achieving Graduation for All": A New Report Offers Governors a Plan of Action to Tackle the High School Dropout Crisis.