"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) States Showing Some Reading Improvements: Early Grades Raise Scores, but Older Students Continue to Struggle; (2) Warner Outlines New Plan to Attract Quality Teachers: Says Mentoring Is a Key Component to Retention; (3) Choosing Better Schools: New Report Finds 70,000 Students Took Advantage of the Transfer Option in No Child Left Behind; and (4) Nation Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary of Brown v. Board: Much Progress Made; Much More Needed.