"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) "Now What?": New Fordham Institute Report Explores Next Steps After Common Core Adoption, Offers Model to Govern Effort; (2) "State Government Redesign Efforts": New Brief Examines Governors' Actions to Reduce Spending, Close Budget Shortfalls; (3) "Facing Facts": According to New Survey of Residents in Five Fiscally Challenged States, Policymakers Taking Office in 2011 to Face Huge Budget Challenges, Conflicting Advice from Taxpayers; and (4) "Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness": New Report Examines How Teacher Assessments Can Be Reliable Indicators of Teacher Success.