New England Board of Higher Education » Robert B. Schwartz http://www.nebhe.org NEBHE Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:54:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Events: MIT to Screen Documentary on Finland’s School Success http://www.nebhe.org/newslink/events-mit-to-screen-documentary-on-finlands-school-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=events-mit-to-screen-documentary-on-finlands-school-success http://www.nebhe.org/newslink/events-mit-to-screen-documentary-on-finlands-school-success/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:38 +0000 John O. Harney http://www.nebhe.org/?post_type=newslink&p=8914 MIT will screen “The Finland Phenomenon: Inside the World’s Most Surprising School System” on Thursday, May 5, at the Ray and Maria Stata Center, beginning with a 6 p.m. reception and followed by an 8 p.m. panel discussion with: Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville, Cambria Managing Director Ellen Kumata, Harvard Graduate School of Education ...]]> MIT will screen “The Finland Phenomenon: Inside the World’s Most Surprising School System” on Thursday, May 5, at the Ray and Maria Stata Center, beginning with a 6 p.m. reception and followed by an 8 p.m. panel discussion with: Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville, Cambria Managing Director Ellen Kumata, Harvard Graduate School of Education Academic Dean Robert B. Schwartz, and Harvard Innovation Education Fellow Tony Wagner.

In the latest survey from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Finland placed second in science literacy, third in mathematics and second in reading.

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