Finland Immigrant children benefit from Finnish education

21 Nov 2011 | education migration

‘The Guardian’ reports that as Finland’s population becomes more diverse, it is setting a great example when it comes to educating its immigrant children. Finland has had what it describes as a “positive discrimination” policy since the 1990s. It gives schools extra funds if they are situated in relatively poor areas or have a disproportionately high number of children with special needs. It’s not just in primary schools that young immigrants are helped. Helsinki’s education department is running a pilot project that puts 15- and 16-year-old immigrants in touch with “social instructors” to ensure they fit in with Finnish society and don’t drop out of school.

Source : The Guardian