"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) Secretary Spellings Defends Bush Budget on Capitol Hill: Congress Expresses Concern over Education Cuts, Proposal to Extend NCLB to High Schools; (2) Under Reconstruction: Spellings Proposes Re-Organization of the U.S. Department of Education; (3) "Not a Moment to Lose": Denver Commission on Secondary School Reform Stresses "Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships" as the Keys to Successful High Schools; and (4) Call for Presenters: Alliance Seeks Presentations on Literacy Interventions for Continuing Breakfast Series.