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Students enter the Kirkkojärvi School in Espoo, Finland. The school is among those featured in an exhibit that highlights the country's move away from factory-style schools to contemporary campuses built to meet the pedagogical and social needs of their students and teachers.
—Stuart W. Conway

Finland Rethinks Factory-Style School Buildings

A new exhibit highlights efforts in Finland to design schools tailored to the learning needs of students and teachers. (July 6, 2012)

Top Performers Blog

08/01 09:51 am | Dialogue With Dylan Wiliam on Teacher Quality: Part II | A guest post from Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at the University of London's Institute of Education, on how teacher expertise is developed.

Global Learning Blog

07/25 09:18 am | The Global-Learning Twitterati | Literati, derived from Latin, means "acquainted with letters." In historical times, it referred a well-educated class who held an elite status in society. Twitterati are well ...

Democracy and Education Blog

07/11 03:25 pm | The State of Public Education; The State of Movements for Human Rights | As I announced yesterday, we are moving this blog to a new livelier format at Participatory Democracy and Public Education.  I want to take the opportunity of this last blog ...

On-Demand Webinar

E-Learning Goes Global
This webinar examined the state of online learning internationally and highlight various countries moving ahead in this arena.

Chat Transcripts

What U.S. Schools Can Learn From High-Performing Countries
This chat examined the United States’ mediocre showing on recent international tests, and what those results mean.

E-Learning Creates Foreign Connections
Our guests in this chat shared their experiences establishing meaningful connections between their schools in the United States and schools in other countries.

Special Collection

Quality Counts 2012
The 16th edition of Education Week's annual report looks at America's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from high-performing countries.

Multimedia

Quality Counts 2012: A Multimedia Presentation

Why is it important to study schools from other countries? Watch videos on the subject and listen to Education Week's reporters who studied the issue at large for Quality Counts 2012.

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The country's e-learning initiatives are more standardized than those in the U.S., and they tend to shy away from using private companies to deliver content. January 30, 2012 – Education Week
While there may not be much involvement by private companies in the Canadian online education sector, that doesn't mean the idea of earning profits in this arena is being ignored. January 30, 2012 – Education Week
But, despite the flexibility of online delivery, barriers due to geography and regionalism are slowing plans for future international growth. January 30, 2012 – Education Week
The Chinese government has set a goal of creating digital learning environments for all the country's students by 2020, but the growth of virtual education has lagged behind that of the United States. January 30, 2012 – Education Week
While hand-held mobile learning is viewed in the United States as a recent trend, its roots go further back in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, revealing different approaches. January 30, 2012 – Education Week
While there are drawbacks—such as technological glitches that interrupt instruction—online educators say the opportunities to build alliances with colleagues worldwide allow them to strengthen their own teaching. January 30, 2012 – Education Week
American students are teaming up online with classrooms around the world to learn valuable lessons about current events, economic trends, and cultural norms. January 23, 2012 – Education Week
Schools that serve adolescent immigrants have a short time to help students master English, academics, and American culture. January 17, 2012 – Education Week
Just as single-sex schools are undergoing scrutiny in the U.S., a Caribbean study schools finds that they are academically beneficial for girls who prefer that environment but not for most boys or girls. January 17, 2012 – Education Week
Commentary
Keep the Focus, Stay the Course
Michael Barber explains the critical lessons he learned while leading the implementation of school reforms in Tony Blair's administration. January 9, 2012 – Quality Counts

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