The state of Pennsylvania's chief education officer spearheaded the development of a competency-based system to replace just listing required courses. This took place in 1981, but nothing was done. Explain what took place, why it went that way, and what eventually happened in the 1990s.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should relate that the activity took 2 years to develop and many lobbying organizations were involved. The state legislature was simply not interested. However, when the reform effort was hit, the legislature demanded change and the board of education revised all curriculum in 6 months’ time.
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