The emphasis of the Program on Education in a Changing Society has been on identifying and addressing emerging national policy issues and encouraging new leadership in education. The Program's workshops bring together diverse groups of policymakers, practitioners, analysts, and other leaders. The Program has been engaged in carrying out the recommendations of its workshop on higher education reform. Using the premise that a more efficient and more effective system of higher education is critical to future economic development of the nation, the Program has been working to encourage and assist leaders in education, public policy, and corporations to collaborate in the restructuring of higher education.
Preparation is underway of a book entitled The Democratic Purposes of Schooling .
The Program has been supported by grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Pew Charitable Trusts.