Anu Partanen
The Atlantic
December 29, 2011
Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education superpower, Finland. Trouble is, when it comes to the lessons that Finnish schools have to offer, most of the discussion seems to be missing the point... The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.
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