article_snippet.sent: But Finland has slipped down international rankings tables as the new liberal techniques became more widespread.
article_snippet.sent: But today’s report, which examines education policy and performance in Finland over the last half century, found implementation of the new methods coincided with a recent slump in performance.
article_snippet.sent: Between 2006 and 2012, Finland’s performance in PISA tests run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) declined.
article_snippet.sent: In 2006, it was second in the world for maths, while in 2012 it was 12th.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The reforms in Finland that people are crediting with it improvement actually only began in the early 2000s.
article_snippet.sent: Finland was improving in the 1980s but rounded off in around 1995.
article_snippet.sent: In the early 2000s, Finland started to fall.
highlights_snippet.sent: In 2006 Finland was second in world for maths, but down to 12th by 2012 .
  