"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) Education Appropriations Bill Signed into Law: U.S. Department of Education to Receive $1 Billion Increase in Funding; (2) NCLB Anniversary Receives Little Attention from Obama Administration: Alliance President Calls for Reauthorization in 2010, Says NCLB Is a "Compact Disc in an iPod World"; (3) "The Time Is Now": New Alliance Brief Outlines Need for Common Standards; (4) "Refining High School as a Launch Pad": Deloitte Survey Finds that Teachers Do Not View College Preparation as the Primary Mission in High School; and (5) "Increasing College Success": New NGA Brief Outlines Key Solutions for Governors Seeking to Raise Their States' College Completion Rates. (Contains 1 footnote.)