The Washington Post – Valerie Strauss

“Finland’s Pasi Sahlberg is one of the world’s leading experts on school reform and the author of the best-selling “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland?” In this piece he writes about whether the emphasis that American school reformers put on “teacher effectiveness” is really the best approach to improving student achievement.”(more)

Education Week – Erik Robelen

“Researchers in the United States and Finland are teaming up on a set of projects aimed at improving STEM education at the K-12 and college levels.”(more)

The Guardian – Linda Moore

“A new book has attracted much interest in the Washington DC, especially on Capitol Hill, Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn From Educational Change in Finland?.”(more)

BBC – Caroline McClatchey

“The education systems in Hong Kong, Finland, and South Korea are often lauded as among the best in the world, scoring highly in international league tables. Here academics suggest reasons why the state-run education system in these countries is top of the class.”(more)

The Huffington Post – C.M. Rubin

“…Finland will continue to work on the same mission it has had for over 40 years: to give access to high quality and safe schools for all children regardless of their family backgrounds, domiciles, mother tongues, or abilities. Thinking forward, what can we learn from the newer strategies being pursued by Finland’s education reformers to stay at the top?”(more)

Pearson.com – Research report

“New global education research from Pearson identifies key lessons for education reform…The global study, carried out independently by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), includes a new Global Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment, drawing on existing data…”(more)

The Sydney Morning Herald – Katrina Kemp

“Finland has repeatedly rated near the top in international rankings based on science, mathematics and literacy. Sydney teacher Katrina Kemp visited the country to learn why.” (more)

The Sydney Morning Herald - Anna Patty

“THE NSW Department of Education has joined forces with some of the world’s most  elite institutions including Harvard and Stanford universities, the education  board of  Finland and the ministry of education from Canada to improve  curriculum standards.”
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Slate – Staff Writer

“Take the 2009 PISA test, which assessed the knowledge of students from 65 countries and economies—34 of which are members of the development organization the OECD, including the United States—in math, science, and reading. Of the OECD countries, the United States came in 17th place in science literacy; of all countries and economies surveyed, it came in 23rd place. The U.S. score of 502 practically matched the OECD average of 501. That puts us firmly in the middle. Where we don’t want to be. What do the leading countries do differently?” (more)

Yle Uutiset – Staff Writer


“Finland is carving out a lucrative niche in education export. Today the United Arab Emirates is one of several countries looking to emulate the Finnish school system’s international success.”(more)