Just Say No!

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

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

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: Just Say No

Bill would keep Planned Parenthood out of sex ed

"...of parental consent for public school student participation in sex education classes that include curriculum provided by someone outside..."

Feb. 17, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

On the Cutting Edge: Four Short Films About Violence Against Women

"...(by Julia Tell) consists of found footage of old sex education films from the Fifties. “Terra Nullius” by Anne..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Uncontrolled Experiments

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

"...wants to turn Pearce and Garcia middle schools into single-sex academies...."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Designed To Fail

As Pearce may face another repurposing, AISD gets excited about single-sex schools

"...about pulling the plug and turning Pearce into a single-sex academy?..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Going Out on a Limb

Single-sex schools aren't all they're cracked up to be

"...the Austin Inde­pendent School District will be opening two single-sex schools. Pearce and Garcia Middle Schools will merge their..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

About AIDS

Then along comes the right wing in South Carolina and bingo!, one step backward.

"...raft of studies have been published recently about teen sex, pregnancy, and disease, and the objective data are heartening..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

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

TV Eye

South Park takes on sex ed.

"...that dared to approach that most prickly of subjects: sex education...."

Aug. 17, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Qmmunity: Back to School and Bassackwardlandia

State Board of Education excludes queer and trans kids in sex ed overhaul

"...role in the Civil War, the State Board of Education has always occupied a special place in right-wing Bassackwardlandia...."

Sept. 11, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

AISD's "Concerned Parents" Rail Against LGBTQ Inclusivity

Religious extremists against comprehensive sex ed and Welcoming Schools program

"...this summer to directly target Wel­com­ing Schools and AISD's sexual education curriculum. In addition to believing the school system..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

The Science of Sleeping Together

Mary Roach has taken on ghosts and cadavers. Now she's taking on sex.

"...new book, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex...."

April 11, 2008 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

About AIDS

Media images of sex might not have the influence on teens that was previously assumed.

"...An interesting phenomenon is emerging in America's sexual environment, one that is both encouraging and puzzling because..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Naked City

Sex Is Good for Texas

"...Gary Condit, Monica Lewinsky, George W. Bush: Their sex lives were probed, poked, and mocked during Planned Parenthood's..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

All the Right Moves

Democrat Donna Howard faces self-proclaimed moderate Republican Cynthia Thornton in the general election for Austin's seat on the State Board of Education

"...by influential Christian conservatives on the State Board of Education, one might have expected to see Democrats rushing to..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Campaign, Legislators Back Bill to Repeal Anti-Abortion Law

"Trust. Respect. Access" campaign hosts lobby day at Capitol

"...access to women’s health care and promote factually accurate sex education this session...."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Huckleberry Minh: A Walk Through Dreamland

"...a lowering of herself to the level of the sexually driven hoi polloi; yet her spotty account of her..."

May 28, 1999 Books Review

Bed, Bathhouse, & Beyond

Men's Health Spa Goes Unregulated, but Who Cares?

"...are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas."..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Not Strictly Abstinence Anymore

'Ignorance won't protect our kids'

"...According to the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, the number of schools teaching "abstinence-plus" sexual education..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Season of Risk

What can be done to stop the rising rate of HIV in Austin?

"...name was withheld by request, was well-versed in safer sex and harm-reduction practices. Then, after attending a conference in..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

AISD: We Know What Boys Are Like

Proposal would turn Pearce and Garcia middle schools into single-sex academies

"...of the four middle schools in her district into "single-sex" schools...."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Back to the Baths?

Return of Bathhouses Sparks Debate

"...the gay community to insist that management there provide safer-sex education and prevention materials to customers and allow AIDS..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

After a Decade of Decline in Teen Parents, Support Services Brace for Rising Demand

It takes a village

"...transportation to checkups, mental health support, family planning, parenting education, and intensive, years-long guidance from advocates like Smith. Teen..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

A Failure to Communicate

AISD's community outreach needs to go back to school

"...Plan Task Force. The Annual Aca­dem­ic and Facilities Recommendations. Single-sex schools. Big projects, greeted by the community with something..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Comprehensive Sex Education Is Needed..."

April 16, 2004 Column

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z

Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent

"...reproductive health care – including cancer screenings, testing for sexually transmitted infections, and access to a variety of highly..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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