Lesson plans go ‘out the window’ as educators pivot on César Chávez amid abuse allegations
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Intense angst over César Chávez’s legacy amid sexual abuse allegations is ripping through California classrooms, prompting teachers, scholars and school systems to urgently revamp lessons about one of California's most widely taught historic figures. Educators at K-12 and university campuses are rewriting lesson plans, reframing discussions and preparing for difficult conversations with students about the labor leader’s life and contradictions. Teachers say they don't have the luxury of waiting for new state, district or university guidance. Instead, they are pivoting in real time, with little more than rapidly evolving news coverage, student input and their own judgment to guide them. 'The...