Purra wants to close Finland's education agency following her party's accusations of 'woke ideology'
FINLAND, AUG 8 – Finance Minister Purra targets education agency for alleged ideological bias amid Finland's declining PISA scores and efforts to save €1 billion in the national budget, officials said.
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Purra seeks to dismantle education agency after Finns Party ‘woke ideology’ claims
Finance Minister Riikka Purra has proposed dismantling Finland’s National Agency for Education, triggering concern over the future independence of school curriculum development and the role of political influence in education policy. The proposal, announced on Wednesday as part of Purra’s 2026 draft budget plan, would see the agency’s functions transferred to the Ministry of Education and Culture. The move would end OPH’s status as an independen…
Purra wants to close Finland's education agency following her party's accusations of 'woke ideology'
The plan to transfer the agency's activities to the Education Ministry could expose the preparation of the nation's school curricula to political influence, OPH's director general says.
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