Finland, according to the article, hires the top 10% of graduates, who also require master's degree in education. So they're starting off with a highly skilled

Finland, according to the article, hires the top 10% of graduates, who also require master's degree in education. So they're starting off with a highly skilled base of top candidates. On this side of the pond, there are decades of poor teachers ensconced in the system. "You can't have good schools without good teachers"