"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) A New Vision For NAEP: National Commission Recommends Mandatory NAEP Test for a Representative Sample of Twelfth-Grade Students; (2) Study Finds that Rhode Island Students Are Not All College Ready; (3) Pell Grants Plus: New Legislation Gains Traction on Capitol Hill; (4) Congress Shifts Into Budget Mode: Senate Passes Congressional Budget Plan, House Expected to Act This Week; (5) Focus on the Wonder Years: New RAND Report Examines Challenges Facing Middle Schools; and (6) U.S. Department of Education Issues More Flexible Regulations on Teacher Quality.