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<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">There's a book event this coming Monday, Nov. 16th, from 12-1:30pm EST for </span><i style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><a href="http://www.cps.org.uk/files/reports/original/150410115444-RealFinnishLessonsFULLDRAFTCOVER.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0072c6">Real
Finnish Lessons: The True Story of an Education Superpower</font></a> </i><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">(by Gabriel Sahlgren). The event is put on by the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. It will be streamed live for those interested in viewing it online. </span><br>
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<p style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The description of the event and a link to watch it live is below.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Best regards,</p>
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<p style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Sarah</p>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><i>A one-on-one conversation featuring Gabriel Heller Sahlgren, Research Director, Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education; and Neal McCluskey, Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute. </i></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><i>Finland’s top scores on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have prompted policymakers worldwide to seek the source of that nation’s seemingly meteoric shot to prominence and to replicate its policies.
Standard explanations for Finland’s rise include its focus on equity and the absence of standardized tests, accountability, and market-based reforms such as school choice. But Finland’s growth began well before the policies credited for its success, and its
PISA scores have recently been in decline. </i>Real Finnish Lessons<i> explores the role of Finland’s complicated and unique history in its educational trajectory and shows the powerful role of Finnish culture in the country’s success. Please join us as we
tackle Finland’s rise, decline, and the deeper explanations needed to make Finland’s experience truly informative for all nations.</i></div>
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<p style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><a href="http://www.cato.org/events/real-finnish-lessons-true-story-education-superpower" target="_blank">http://www.cato.org/events/real-finnish-lessons-true-story-education-superpower</a></p>
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