Comprehensive Sex Education Is Needed

"...Editor, More than half of all television shows contain sexual content. It is inevitable that children are exposed to..."

April 1, 2004 Postmarks

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

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

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

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

AISD Board Unanimously Approves Expansive Sex Ed Curriculum

Marginalized students will see greater representation in gender identity, same-sex relationships lessons

"...have an opportunity to learn about gender identity and same-sex relationships from trained adults in a classroom setting. On..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD, Single Sex, And the Shadow of Separate But Equal

Trustee Bradley on why she believes East Austin needs a boys' school

"...says, ""I believe we can change the face of education in this community," no one doubts her good intention...."

Aug. 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Rodriguez Says "No" to Ab-Only Sex Ed

Austin Rep. Eddie Rodriguez wants to end ab-only sex ed in Texas

"...is the only perfect method of birth control, ab-only sex education has had a dismal track record of success...."

Feb. 19, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

AISD Cops Take Union Head's Phone After Sex Ed Kerfuffle

Investigation stems from incident at contentious meeting

"...the meeting to decry proposed changes to the district's sex education curriculum for grades 3-8; eventually, trans activist Naomi..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ingalls Angles Education Board Bid

Former mayoral candidate Josiah Ingalls to run for SBOE seat

"...As if Texas' State Board of Education was wanting for excitement: perennial-candidate-in-the-making Josiah Ingalls has announced..."

Sept. 8, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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 of..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

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

Opinion: The Texas State Board of Education is Failing LGBTQ+ Students

School districts and families will need to pick up the slack left by SBOE’s recent decision to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from the curriculum

"...Last week, the Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to its first revision to sex..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Katherine Goldey

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

Whether to Laugh or Cry: Sex Ed in Texas

A new report takes an unprecedented look at the state of sex ed in Texas public schools

"...Sexually speaking, women are like "crock pots," slower to warm..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bad Education

Almodóvar delivers the finest movie of his career: a film noir melodrama that maybe should be called film sanguine.

"...Javier Cámara, Francisco Boira and Ignacio Pérez. With Bad Education, the great Almodóvar delivers the finest movie of his..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Sex, Please, We're Texas

Progressive coalition challenges abstinence-only health textbooks

"...of the state's high school health textbooks is putting sexually active teens at risk, a coalition of advocacy groups..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Safe Sex is No Sex

"..."dream" obstetrics/gynecology practice to run his Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MISH) full-time and promote his new National Guidelines..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature

AISD Previews New Sex Ed Lessons

Updated curriculum addresses sexual orientation, gender identity, and consent

"...look this week at how students could be taught sex education next school year. District staff on Tuesday at..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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 Education

Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on.

"...the world at large. It’s a story about her education in the university of life, an impartial proving ground..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas House Funnels HIV Funds to Abstinence Education

House passes measure diverting HIV funds to abstinence education

"...divert $3 million from HIV/STD prevention programs to abstinence-only education sailed through the House during Tuesday’s marathon debate over..."

April 1, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Board Discord on Single-Sex Schools

Little consensus leading up to Jan. 29 vote

"...three, or none: Those are the options for new single-sex schools facing Austin ISD. But with a board vote..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Isn't It About Time We Come to Terms With Teens Having Sex Before Marriage?

"...appreciate your cynical reporting of Rick Perry’s views on sex education in our terribly sexually uneducated state [“Just Say..."

Nov. 16, 2011 Postmarks

Sex, Drugs & Democracy

"...such as policemen, soldiers, and Catholic priests, are openly homosexual. And the 60-percent tax rate is shared by the..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

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

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