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Finnish Lesson #2: Why “The Finnish Way” is grabbing attention in the world?

“The Finnish Way” of educational change is unique in many ways. Some observers in the United States confess that their current education reform policies are not only different from the Finnish ones but they are orthogonal to them. During the last decade, American schools have been steered by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and more recently by the Race to the Top (RTTT) program that both adopt similar logic of…

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Finnish Lessons #1: Where are the roots of Finland’s education success?

The roots of our current education system date back to the 1960s when it became clear that the country needed better-educated citizens if it wanted to catch up to its western neighbors in prosperity. The twin imperative for education reform was thus both social and economic. The welfare state ideal required that people have equal opportunities and access to basic services, such as education, health and employment. Economic imperative…

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Yes, We Can (learn from one another)!

If Americans harbored any doubts about their eroded global edge, this week’s release of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) fourth international comparison of educational performance should rattle the nation from its “We’re No. 1” complacency. The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, released in December 2010 revealed that although it made some modest gains,…

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