Building a Better Folkeskole: Reforming the Danish Education System

Christine Antorini, a member of the Danish parliament who served as Minister of Education from 2011-2015, talks with Jonathan Supovitz about the Danish government's efforts to build support from groups across the nation and their collaborative efforts to implement "New Nordic" reforms in several areas, including reading and math skills, addressing the needs of children of immigrants, gifted and talented education, and achievement rates for boys.

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1:02 Danish Education System
2:16 Conditions That Led To The 2012 Education Reform
4:01 Components Of The Reform
6:49 Political Environment & How The Reforms Played Out
9:53 In Retrospect, Doing Things Differently
11:21 Students At The Table: The Importance Of Student Input
13:29 Lessons From The Reform