in the process of preparing the folkeskole reform stakeholders acknowledged that better learning outcomes for all students should be possible without using more of society s resources on compulsory education the present evidence does not indicate any reduction in student achievement since the introduction of the reform but the full impact of the changes will need to be monitored over the years to come the impression of the oecd review team is however that the danish school system has been able to implement a reform with clear and high ambitions for improved student performance without a major increase in overall spending