"NCEE, National Center on Education and the Economy."; Includes bibliographical references.; Executive summary -- Preface -- Prologue -- The nature of the challenge now -- The scenario: The recommendations as they might look from the vantage point of an observer in 2021 -- Comments -- Background papers: Estimates of the additional expense and savings associated with the Commission's proposed reforms in elementary and secondary education; Teachers and teaching policy; Early childhood education; The adult workforce -- Appendixes: The study; Trustees of the National Center on Education and the Economy; Biographies of members of the Commission; Commission staff and associates.;