"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) Show Me the Way to Go Home: Democrats Pare Spending in Effort to Finish Appropriations Before the End of the Year; (2) Losing Our Edge: American Teenagers Continue to Be Surpassed by International Peers in Math and Science; (3) States Expect Tighter Fiscal Conditions in 2008: Weakening Housing Market and Higher Funding Demands for Health Care and Medicaid Could Strain State Budgets; and (4) New Teacher Support Pays Off: Policy Brief Emphasizes the Importance of High-Quality Teacher Induction.