One key takeaway from Finland’s education system is its unwavering dedication to educational excellence. Unlike many other countries, Finland emphasizes education quality over standardized testing.

An equal school system, a science-based teacher training programme and a high regard for teachers. These are the ingredients that make Finland's education the best in the world. In the future, ...

State Sen. Sonya Halpern serves as vice chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus. She represents Senate District 39, which includes Fulton County neighborhoods in Atlanta, College Park, South Fulton, ...

From going to class in his socks to ice skating on Fridays, 8-year-old Oliver Hull is excited to explore the differences between attending school in Finland and Lancaster County during the five-month ...

For more than two decades, Finland’s education system has been a global benchmark. It is often contrasted sharply with systems from other parts of the world, including China’s, a phenomenon that Suhao ...

Washington Post education writer Valerie Strauss has often posted commentaries about Finland’s education system from one of its leading experts, Pasi Sahlberg, who wondered why the United States, ...

A typical school day for a student in Finland is calm, flexible, and centered around the child's well-being. The day often starts around 8.15 am, and sometimes even later at 9.30 am. Many students ...

A year ago, educators were beating a path to Finland to find out why Finnish school children do not have the obesity rates of children in other developed countries. The answer: More exercise and state ...

Now that just about everyone who wants to have his say on the subject of education has had it, it may be time to send people and their opinions to their "respective corners" and consider a third, ...