Report Highlights 'Failures' Of Colo. Abstinence-Only Programs
September 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Colorado policymakers need to give more attention to comprehensive sex education programs, according to a report released last week that details the “failures” of the state’s abstinence-only sex education programs, the Denver Daily News reports…
Minn. Legislature Considers 'Abstinence-Plus' Sex Education Bill
March 11, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports…
Minn. Legislature Considers 'Abstinence-Plus' Sex Education Bill
March 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports…
Miss. Lawmakers Consider Sex Education Legislation
February 24, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Mississippi lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 837) that would mandate that all school boards adopt either an abstinence-only or “abstinence-plus” sex education policy by June 30, 2011, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. The bill passed the House 83-32 and awaits action in the Senate. Current Mississippi law does not require schools to teach sex education…
Sex Education Should Be More Than Teaching Abstinence, Columnist Writes
February 17, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
“Sex education shouldn’t just be about teaching kids to say no, or even just about teaching kids about” sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Berman, host of the satellite radio program “The Dr. Laura Berman Show,” writes…
