Rethinking special education in the U.S.
Carol Kinlan
In “Learning from Finland,” Pasi Sahlberg highlights reasons for the success of Finland’s educational system – noting, in particular, that Finns highly regard and strongly support their teachers, and that local schools are given great independence.
It turns out that there are additional lessons to be learned from Finland when it comes to special education.
In a 2010 paper comparing special education in Finland and the U.S., Tiina Itkonen and Markku Jahnukainen
