Finland Made School Compulsory To 18: Books Free, Violins Not

Finland made education compulsory until the age of 18, or until a young person completes an upper secondary qualification, and then wrote down what "free" covers: instruction, meals, textbooks, learning materials, equipment needed in instruction and five matriculation tests. The Ministry of Education and Culture's own page also sets out the limits: no promise of a computer for every student,…

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