"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) Achieve and NGA Host National Education Summit on High Schools: Governors, Educators, and Business Leaders Meet to Discuss High School Reform; (2) "Public High School Graduation and College-Readiness Rates": New Report Finds 71 Percent National Graduation Rate, 34 Percent College-Readiness Rate; (3) "Rising to the Challenge": High School Graduates, College Instructors, and Employers Lament Lack of Graduates' Preparation for College and Work; and (4) "On Course for Success": Report Examines Successful High Schools, Reports on Necessary Components That Help Prepare Students for College and the Workplace. (Contains 1 footnote.)