Austin ISD Trustees Support Sex-Education Update

Trustees likely to support new K-8 curriculum

"...in on the district's proposed revisions to its Human Sexuality and Responsibility curriculum. Staff briefed the board on the..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sex Education Update: Respect, Consent, Responsibility

AISD gathers feedback on potential changes to Human Sexuality and Responsibility curriculum

"...get feedback on potential changes to the district's Human Sexuality and Responsibility curriculum, taught to students in kindergarten through..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

State Board of Education Brings a New Anti-Sex Circus to Town

Anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and creationism advocates to help revise Texas public schools’ sex education

"...The State Board of Education has anointed anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and creationism advocates to guide..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dirty South Sex Ed Offers Inclusive Health Information

Irma Garcia educates Black & Indigenous communities & people of color

"...taboos have been successfully un-tabooed in the 21st century, sex just doesn’t seem to be one of them. But..."

May 16, 2020 News Post by Gianni Zorrilla

No Sex, No Moms

Welfare Reform Funds Abstinence Ed to Curb Momhood

"...Dr. Joe McIlhaney believes that abstinence education is the best way to prevent the proliferation..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Sex Ed: Parents Just Don't Understand

Survey shows that local parents overestimate their influence on teens' sex ed

"...they are their children's primary source of information about sex. And a good number of parents say also that..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Abstinence Makes the Head Grow Softer

A new report finds that federally funded abstinence-only educations contains "false, misleading, or distorted information about reproductive health."

"...While the amount of federal money earmarked for abstinence-only sex education has more than doubled in less than..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Texas Sex Ed Come of Age?

After 23 years, the State Board of Education might be ready to make some changes

"...chance that Texas students may finally receive more comprehensive sex education come this fall...."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Let’s (Not) Talk About Sex

More than 83% of state school districts either don't teach sex ed or teach abstinence-positive curricula

"...When it comes to sex education in Texas, students are more likely to learn..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing ideology and clownery, could..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing ideology and clownery, could..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Reclaiming Education: Hoping for Sanity at the SBOE

Will it take a miracle to oust the religious right bloc?

"...in the last few years the State Board of Education has apparently managed to accomplish it...."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Let's Talk About Sex, Bay-bee

AISD Teaches Kids About the Birds and Bees

"...educator from Planned Parenthood of Austin, is talking about sex. Needless to say, the students are riveted to this..."

May 2, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Sex Ed at the 81st Lege

A handful of bills have been filed on sex education

"...districts to notify parents of the actual content of sex-education classes and would require that information taught in sex..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

An Abstinence of Judgment

The Bush administration's new appointee to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV / AIDS is motivated more by ideology than science, critics warn.

"...Joe S. McIlhaney Jr., president and CEO of the Austin-based Medical Institute for Sexual Health, says he's "very excited"..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Just Say No!

Rick Perry's approach to sex education has helped Texas boost its teen pregnancy rate

"...Gov. Rick Perry: "Governor, why does Texas continue with abstinence education programs when they don't seem to be working?..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pray Tell

'The Education of Shelby Knox'

"...charismatic teenager coming of age in the documentary The Education of Shelby Knox. Not long after taking a public..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

Another orgy of abstinence in health-textbook hearings

"...The State Board of Education held a second round of hearings on proposed health..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...Team over to IDEA Public Schools – a South Texas-based charter group – beginning in 2012. Second, at some..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Apology Demanded

"...However, I can no longer tolerate the sexist nudie shots of female anatomy that are placed next..."

June 13, 1997 Column

Live Free or Die

"...performs abortions in his private practice and taught an abstinence-based sex education class in the public schools until irate..."

Jan. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Emmy Awards wrap-up, plus the skinny on Buffy the Vampire Slayer's season premiere and Live Free or Die, part of PBS' POV documentary series.

"...For grins, Clare's choice was Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City, but I was thrilled that Heaton,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Just Watch the Livestock

Texas schools' sex ed favors 'don't ask, don't tell ... and keep 'em ignorant'

"...submitted the previous month by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, seeking documents and information related to the district's..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

House Shoots Down Medical Accuracy

Failed amendments to Senate Bill 283 would have – God forbid – mandated that sex ed be medically accurate

"...required schools to teach only medically accurate information in sex-education curricula. Another amendment, requiring that information about the efficacy..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Big Fish,Small Bowl

On View: Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Moses

"...30 students clamoring outside his office at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the new Commissioner of Education decided to..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Federal Family-Planning Honcho Resigns

Overseer of funds hits road after Medicaid officials initiate action against his private practice

"...that Keroack's professional history as a staunch advocate of abstinence-only sex education and as the medical director for the..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TPCN Flack Attack: No Nutritional Content

Tax-funded anti-abortion group uses PR campaign to smear Chronicle, rather than truly responding to our story

"...of topics (including adoption, abortion, parenting, and domestic and sexual violence). By contrast, the providers funded by Alternatives to..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Having Your Baby

The anti-choice "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" are spending taxpayer funds on misinformation, scare tactics – or nothing

"...million in federal funding – monies either earmarked for abstinence-only sex-education programs or diverted from other federal programs including,..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness

Federal drug enforcers show little interest in treatment

"...fit to allot a whopping $204 million to fund "abstinence-only" sex education, which has proven about as effective a..."

March 14, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Know at the SBOE

The State Board of Education considers health textbooks, and abstains

"...lit the annual fireworks at the State Board of Education on July 14, as activists left and right urged..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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