RAND Weighs Takeover of Aid Council's Work

By Meg Sommerfeld

The RAND Corp. this week will consider a proposal to absorb many of the functions of the Council for Aid to Education.

The 43-year-old council, which tracks private contributions to K-12 and higher education, has been considering merging with another group or shutting down altogether because of its lackluster fund raising and a shakeup in its leadership, observers say.

If the board of trustees of RAND, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based think tank, approves the proposal, RAND's Institute on Education and Training would oversee the new entity created by the merger, according to Roger...