Finland has vastly improved in reading, math and science literacy over the past decade in large part because its teachers are trusted to do whatever it takes to turn young lives around.
Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine - 0 views
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“This is what we do every day, prepare kids for life.”
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“Whatever it takes” is an attitude that drives not just Kirkkojarvi’s 30 teachers, but most of Finland’s 62,000 educators in 3,500 schools from Lapland to Turku—professionals selected from the top 10 percent of the nation’s graduates to earn a required master’s degree in education
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The Missing Link in School Reform (August 16, 2011) | Stanford Social Innovation Review - 1 views
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In Waiting for Superman
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Three in 10 public school students fail to finish high school
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Graduation rates for students in some minority groups are especially dismal, with just over half of Hispanics (55.5 percent) and African Americans (53.7 percent) graduating with their class.1
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