"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) New Report Offers Recommendations for Defining and Improving Graduation Rates: Calls for New Federal Funding Stream for High Schools and an Expansion of Adolescent Literacy Initiatives; (2) Multiple Measures Are Better Than One: New Report Says High School Graduation Should Not Rely on a Single Test; (3) Fact or Friction?: Challenges in Moving from Large, Comprehensive Schools to Smaller Schools; and (4) Deja Vu All Over Again: Los Angeles Superintendent Announces Plan to Turn Around Lowest-Performing Secondary Schools. (Contains 1 footnote.)