Breaking News: Boston Globe Has Something Worth Reading on Education
Is the Boston Globe's printing of this a signal that the Oligarchs are having a change of heart? Don't kid yourself--that would first require, first, a heart:
. . . .Take heart. Finland, one of the world’s top educational performers according to the last PISA study and a recent McKinsey report, was once in a similar slump and can offer lessons for the United States and others seeking a cure for poor public schools.As recently as 25 years ago, Finnish students were below the international average in mathematics and science. There also were large learning differences between schools, with urban or affluent students typically outperforming their rural or low-income peers. Today, as the most recent PISA study proves, Finland is one of the few nations that have accomplished both a high