By Senator Chris Coons and Austin Beutner
Politicians at the local, state and national levels debate what works in education programs designed to improve academic outcomes for America’s children.

And while both sides have our kids’ best interests at heart, most of what they’re debating is theory, spinning off educated guesses about the success or failure of ideas with little short-term application on the blackboard or the blacktop.… more

By Governor Jack Markell and Senator Chris Coons

It’s hard to learn when you can’t read the chalkboard.

Yet for more than 6,000 of Delaware’s students, the biggest challenge they face isn’t just solving a math problem, but also seeing it.

The good news is we have a path forward. … more

By Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times

In one year, Vision To Learn, a nonprofit mobile eye lab, has given eye exams to 5,000 students and handed out 4,000 pairs of glasses. ‘A $20 pair of glasses can change your life,’ its founder says.… more