This document contains the proceedings of a two-day forum held in North Carolina that was designed to give individuals in education, government, and business, who would be involved in implementing the recommendations of the Carnegie Task Force, the opportunity to freely analyze and debate the teaching profession. The first address was presented by John C. Taylor, 3rd, who reviewed the economic considerations underlying the call for educational reform. The second address, by Marc S. Tucker, offered an overview of the Carnegie recommendations. Following each address, statements are made on the content of the paper and how the issues raised impact upon school reform and improvement in North Carolina. Reactions from North Carolina educators to the Carnegie recommendations are synthesized in reports on the conference panel discussions. (JD)