"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) NCLB Anniversary Prompts Renewed Calls for Reauthorization: Growth Models, High School Reform Emerge as Points of Agreement; (2) "To Read or Not To Read": Report Finds Reading Declines Have Civic, Social, and Economic Implications for the Nation; and (3) State of the State Addresses: In Tight Financial Times, Governors Propose Creative Solutions to Improve Education.