"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) "Saving Futures, Saving Dollars": Five Percent Increase in Male Graduation Rate Could Lead to Savings of $8 Billion Annually; (2) Education at a Glance: International Comparison Places the United States Near the Bottom in High School Graduation Rates and College Graduates; (3) SAT Scores Drop for Class of 2006: Observers Question Whether Longer Tests and Test-Taker Fatigue Are to Blame for Lower Scores; and (4) "Maximizing the Power of Education Data": New Issue Analysis from the Data Quality Campaign Balances Need for Data with Privacy Concerns. (Contains 1 footnote.)