"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) Senate Approves $5.4 Billion Increase for Education Budget: Large Differences in House and Senate Budget Resolution Versions Could Spell Trouble in Conference; (2) "Open to the Public": New Report Finds Lack of Parental Involvement and Little Useful Information on No Child Left Behind; (3) "From the Capital to the Classroom": New Report Finds Encouraging Signs of Positive Impact, but Calls for Midcourse Corrections in Year Three of NCLB; and (4) College Dreams Likely to Fade for Many Students: High School Sophomores Have High Hopes but Low Math and Reading Scores. (Contains 1 footnote.)