Does America have the best schools By Trevor Peterson
How we compare The 2009 PISA report Education reporter Valerie Strauss Other statistics (Lee) Advanced students and competitiveness (Rich)
Progress Report
Singapore Creative learning style Teacher incentives and education Teaching math Class sizes (Rich)
Hong Kong The school week and hours Lesson applications School work Too much pressure (Rich)
Finland Homework and learning styles Testing and competition Teacher education Evaluation of students (Wilde)
Finland (cont.) Students don’t start until the age of seven Teachers observe others More school funding Same curriculum for all students (Wilde)
What is already happening Students in Massachusetts 8th Grader statistics (Khazan) State cores are changing (Koebler) Funding for lower performing schools (Wilde)
What we can do Preschool education Ideas from Finland and other Countries College preparation Student and teacher needs (Wilde)
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