Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 8, Number 23

"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) More Good, Less Bad, and Still Need for Improvement: Latest International Test Reveals U.S. Progress in Math and Narrowing Achievement Gaps, but No Improvement in Science; (2) Economic Woes Hit States: Education Spending Cut as Recession Affects State and Local Budgets; (3) Measuring Up: Report Finds States Make Little to No Improvement in Providing Access to College and Ensuring Success; and (4) New Brief Examines the Role of Career and Technical Education in Career Guidance. (Contains 1 footnote.)