Finland often ranks among the highest-performing countries on international math and reading tests. The Nordic nation gets good results despite one surprising fact — compulsory schooling does not ...

HELSINKI — At the start of morning assembly in the state-of-the-art Viikki School here, students’ smartphones disappear. In math class, the teacher shuts off the Smartboard and begins drafting perfect ...

A journey to deepen questions with companions of different ages and backgrounds.When you hear the words "Finnish education," ...

Editor’s Note: Pasi Sahlberg is visiting professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and former director general in the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Follow him on ...

Imagine a school system where every child feels seen, heard, and valued. That's the Finland way. By trusting teachers to do what they do best and putting student well-being first, Finland creates a ...

What has happened to Finland’s schools? That’s a question educators around the globe are asking in the wake of the latest results of an ongoing study that measures academic achievement in 73 countries ...

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 22 (IPS) - Finland has garnered attention for its top-notch education, and the newly appointed Minister of Education for Finland is planning to continue with the success of her ...

Since it was reformed 40 years ago, Finland's education system has frequently been held up as one of the best in the world. Today, that changed. Tbe OECD released its PISA global rankings that showed ...

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2010 — A former Finnish education minister once joked that Finland's education goal is a modest and simple one: to be better than Sweden. In the twenty years since, Finland has ...

While observing recess outside the Kallahti Comprehensive School on the eastern edge of Helsinki on a chilly day in April 2009, I asked Principal Timo Heikkinen if students go out when it’s very cold.