"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) "Raising the Grade": Alliance President's New Book on High School Reform is Now Available; (2) Spellings Announces New Graduation Rate Regulations: Proposed Changes to Graduation Rates, Title I to be Discussed at Public Meetings; (3) "Democracy at Risk": Twenty-five Years After "A Nation at Risk," New Report Says that United States is "Even More" At Risk; (4) Reflections on "A Nation at Risk": Issues that Resonate Twenty-five Years Later; and (5) Will the Future U.S. Economy "Thrive" or Just Survive?: New Report Calls on the Nation to Develop a Skilled Workforce to Keep Country Competitive.