The role of education in reaching all children is discussed in this address. The former Minnesota Commissioner of Education describes the major restructuring efforts undertaken in the state during her tenure. Reform efforts were made in six areas, in which the following changes occurred: (1) from input-based education to individualized, outcome-based learning; (2) from ad hoc programs to a comprehensive policy; (3) from K-12 programs to lifelong learning; (4) from monopoly to school choice; (5) from elite to participative decision-making structures; and (6) from the school as a single delivery system to community education. (LMI)