This fall I heard an inspiring talk by Harvard visiting professor Pasi Sahlberg, author of "Finnish Lessons." In his book and talk, Sahlberg explained why Finnish schools are so successful. This April ...

Editor’s Note: Janet English, Academic Coach for El Toro High School in California, spent six months in Finland on a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching. While there, she discovered a tool to ...

Year after year, Finland is ranked as one of the world leaders in education while America lags far behind. But it's not that Finland knows more about how to build effective schools than the US does.

Review of Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland, by Pasi Sahlberg (NY: Teachers College Press, 2011) About four decades ago, Finland introduced major reforms to ...