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Ed Dutton
All articles by Ed Dutton
Finns ain’t what they used to be for teen pupils
Finland – Shock news for nation’s admired education system, as research shows huge decline in learning ability of 15-year-olds
27 May 2011
Parents leave ethnic diversity out in the cold
Finland: A rise in immigration has led to a growing number of Finns taking their children out of ethnically mixed primaries
4 February 2011
The silent truth of the Finnish classroom
Finland – In the country where every teacher needs a masters, schools are quietly hiring those who don’t make the grade
26 November 2010
Teacher tourist flood sees Finns try to stem tide
Finland Officials in Helsinki are having to turn away visiting hordes in search of the secrets of the Nordic system’s success
22 October 2010
View from here - Finns ship teachers to Arab state
University in Finland boosts its coffers by exporting world-class teaching techniques to Abu Dhabi.
13 August 2010
View from here - Abu Dhabi gets dibs on finest Finns
University in Finland boosts its coffers by exporting world-class teaching techniques to Arab state. Ed Dutton reports
6 August 2010