Finland was able to turn itself around in a generation from one of the worst pre college education systems in the West to one of the best, ironically using rese

Finland was able to turn itself around in a generation from one of the worst pre college education systems in the West to one of the best, ironically using research from the USA. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/finnish-schools-reform-012012.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/finnish-schools-r... Of course, a smaller, more homogeneous society would be easier to change than the USA.