History And The Texas Board of Education

The Texas Board of Education is considering revisions to the state's social studies curriculum. An op-ed by John Fea notes, among other things, that a report by Peter Marshall, an outside reviewer selected by certain members of the Board, states that Cesar Chavez "is hardly the kind of role model that ought to be held up to our children as someone worthy of emulation." Fea: "Perhaps the study of Cesar Chavez might help an 11th grade white student from a conservative Southern Baptist home learn something about the plight of her Mexican-American neighbors or the suffering of poor migrant workers."