For decades, education systems around the world have been locked in a race for higher test scores, longer school days, and increasingly demanding academic expectations. Students face mounting pressure ...

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In Finland, parents often regard assessment carried out in schools primarily as a tool for supporting pupils' learning and growth. However, many parents would also like to see more of numerical ...

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In December 2016, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – a club of rich countries that promotes democracy and free trade – released the sixth edition of the Program for ...

All four teacher unions in Ontario are in the midst of labour unrest. Teachers in Ontario have long had the right to strike, and when the province threatened this right in 2012, the courts upheld it.

At the Hiidenkivi Comprehensive School near Helsinki, Finland, students don’t spend all their time learning what other people have discovered. They set out to discover new things on their own. The ...

FITCHBURG — Finnish is often regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn, those looking to learn it will now have an opportunity in a fun, encouraging setting. This fall, the Finnish ...

Samuel E. Abrams is a visiting scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, and he is writing a book on school reform. While observing recess outside the Kallahti Comprehensive School on the ...

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