In 1985, the Carnegie Corporation of New York created the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, which is the precursor of the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE). Carnegie Corporation had established the Forum in response to concerns about how the changing global economy would affect education in American schools. The 1983 searing report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, which had been commissioned by then American President Ronald Reagan, "A nation at risk: The imperative for educational reform", said "Our Nation is at risk. Our once unchallenged preeminence in commerce, industry, science, and technological innovation is being overtaken by competitors throughout the world."