In this Washington Post piece, the co-founders of KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program, a growing and well-known network of 66 public charter schools serving children of color, mostly from low-income families) give some key advice to the President-elect on the topic of education. Among their recommendations, they write that Obama should set a goal that within 10 years every child in America will be on track to earn a college degree or completing career training. They also call for national learning standards and assessments, explaining that the current "maze of state standards and tests" make it hard for great teachers to share ideas, and prevents true comparison of student, teacher and school performance. And, Obama should definitely follow through on his promise to double federal funding for public charter schools that have proven to be effective, they urge.