"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) Obama Administration Releases ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act] Blueprint: Proposal to Overhaul NCLB [No Child Left Behind] Centers on Raising Standards, Focusing Attention on the Lowest-Performing Schools; and (2) "Primary Sources": America's Teachers Say Students Are Leaving High School Unprepared for the Challenges Ahead.