On June 16, 2016, Marius Busemeyer presented the chapter on „How education promote social progress“ at a Symposium sponsored by the OECD entitled „From Inclusion and Equity in Education to Social and Economic Prosperity“. The Symposium brought together current and former fellows of the presitigous Thomas J. Alexander Fellowship as well as policy-makers, policy advisers and representatives from the individual OECD member countries. In his presentation, Busemeyer introduced the core ideas of the chapter on education as well as the general framework of the IPSP project, highlighting the critical role that education (as well as evidence-based reseach on education) plays in promoting social progress and equality.