International Tests

Joy Resmovits

Learning From Finland's Classrooms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.24.2012

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STANFORD, Calif. -- Finland is this decade's shiny icon of classroom success, the repeat winner of top results in a global ranking of national school ...

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Have We Gotten It Wrong on School Reform?

Jack Jennings | Posted 01.23.2012

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Jack Jennings

We are unique in pursuing so much testing, punitive measures against schools and teachers, and the creation of so many independent charter schools. At the same time, we are ignoring financial inequality among schools and school districts.

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WATCH: How Shanghai's Students Stunned The World, What The U.S. Can Learn

Posted 01.04.2012

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As American students continue to struggle in math and reading, students in Shanghai who took international exams for the first time outscored every ot...

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