Finland students (a)   the highest among many countries on an international test some 20 years ago.

Finland's secret is a whole-child-centered, research-and-evidence based school system, run by highly professionalized teachers. These are global education best practices, not cultural (a)   applicable only to Finland.

Finland has been in the (a)   of the education world since it appeared, against all odds, on the top of the rankings of an international test known as PISA.

Some countries, such as England, Australia, the US and Sweden, have not been able to improve their school systems regardless of politicians’ promises, large-scale reforms and truckloads of money spent on (a)   efforts to change schools during the past two decades.

Successful education systems rely on collaboration, trust, and (a)   responsibility in and between schools.

Successful education systems rely on continuous (a)   of teaching and school leadership.

Successful education systems rely on continuous professionalization of teaching and school leadership that requires advanced academic education, solid scientific and practical knowledge, and continuous (a)   training.

Finland has been such a popular target of searching for the key to the (a)   of education.

Another commonly held belief is that Finnish authorities have decided (a)   subjects from school curriculum

All schools in Finland are required to follow a national curriculum and implement the same teaching method called “ (a)   learning”

Education providers, most districts in 311 municipalities, (a)   local curricula and annual work plans on the basis of the NCC

Schools actually (a)   curriculum planning under the supervision of municipal authorities.

It is too early to tell whether Finland’s current direction in education (a)   all expectations.

What we know is that schools in Finland should (a)   to meet the needs of the future as described in national goals and international strategies.