Friday, June 16, 2023 -- There is a comprehensive, consensus program to address the needs of our public schools, the students, faculty and very necessary support services. It is bipartisan with deeply ...

As the scene from “Mean Girls” suggests, abstinence-based sex education has dominated health classes across the U.S. for decades and remains popular today. Despite this, myriad studies debunk the ...

Boston Ashby is chief executive officer of Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest and a former public health official. She lives in Portland. The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the constitutional ...

Comprehensive sex education, not generally taught in Tennessee, has far-reaching benefits beyond sexual health, including promoting adolescent mental health. Sex education that is comprehensive ...

Two years ago, Texas students received updated health curriculum, including instruction on human sexuality, across all grade levels. It was the first time since the 1990s the Texas State Board of ...

Carol Spaulding-Kruse is a Professor of English at Drake University where she has taught since 1996. Welcome back to alums returning this week for the Drake Relays, and greetings to the wider Drake ...

The gym teacher stands in front of a chalkboard with the word “ABSTINENCE” written in all caps and sternly tells the room of teenagers, “Don’t have sex because you will get pregnant and die.” The ...