Texas education board set to revise sex education curriculum
4 years, 1 month ago

Texas education board set to revise sex education curriculum

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — In the first changes to the sex education curriculum in Texas in more than 20 years, the State Board of Education on Friday approved teaching middle schoolers about birth control but decided against providing students with information on consent, sexual orientation and gender identity. The board last updated the state’s sex education curriculum in 1997. Val Benavidez, president of the Texas Freedom Network, a left-leaning watchdog of the state’s education board, said in a statement: “This isn’t a local control issue. Across the nation, 11 states require inclusive content in regard to sexual orientation in sex education, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports reproductive rights.

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Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum
1 month ago

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S. AP AUDIO: Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports elementary schools in Texas are being allowed – and encouraged -- to …

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
1 month ago

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

LA Times  

A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas. The state’s education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools. Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. Greg Abbott has voiced support for …

Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
3 months ago

Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent

The Independent  

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How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent

Raw Story  

"How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. We’ve seen parents get violent when their child talks about being sexually active.” Texas is in the …

The Fight Against Birth Control Is Already Here
9 months ago

The Fight Against Birth Control Is Already Here

Slate  

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, progressive commentators have worried about whether the right to contraception will be in jeopardy next. Last week, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals handed a major victory to Jonathan Mitchell, the former Texas solicitor general who has masterminded many of the key post-Dobbs anti-abortion …

‘Love Is Blind’ illustrates the problems with sex ed and abortion conversations in America
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Love Is Blind’ illustrates the problems with sex ed and abortion conversations in America

LA Times  

Believe it or not, every season of “Love Is Blind” offers valuable life lessons to every viewer who is patient enough to sit through 10-plus hours of people careening recklessly toward marriage while drinking wine from gold goblets and look for the kernels of wisdom hidden in all the mess. Like, I was so ignorant on that,” McIntyre says during …

Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
1 year, 2 months ago

Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

LA Times  

Materials for teens and parents on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections provided by Teen Health Mississippi are displayed Sept. 26 in Jackson, Miss. “But they have to have foundational knowledge in first grade to be able to get to that in high school.” “Sex education is exactly the same,” Macklin continued, suggesting young people aren’t prepared for puberty if they …

Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
1 year, 2 months ago

Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes. Some groups including Planned Parenthood have called for sex education to be inclusive of LGBTQ+ students, but some states outright forbid such an approach. Students need more applicable sex education regardless of their gender …

Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
1 year, 2 months ago

Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers’ sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. “But they have to have foundational knowledge in first grade to be able to get to that in high …

Texas governor is asking agencies for new standards to ‘shield’ children from obscene content in schools
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas governor is asking agencies for new standards to ‘shield’ children from obscene content in schools

CNN  

CNN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state education officials to create new standards that would keep “pornography” and “obscene” content out of public schools after Republican lawmakers have recently targeted LGBTQ books. In a letter sent Monday, Abbott urged leadership at the Texas Education Agency, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and the State Board of Education to …

Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
3 years, 8 months ago

Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The measure pushed by a powerful social conservative group …

Arizona bill limits sex ed, discussion of sexual orientation
3 years, 9 months ago

Arizona bill limits sex ed, discussion of sexual orientation

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are considering banning sex education before fifth grade and requiring written parental permission before discussing sexuality or gender identity in any classes. “It’s having a negative effect on many children.” The measure follows the repeal two years ago of a 1991 law that had barred HIV and AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle,” which was …

Montana lawmaker seeks requiring parental consent for sex ed
3 years, 10 months ago

Montana lawmaker seeks requiring parental consent for sex ed

Associated Press  

— A Montana Senate committee considered Wednesday a bill that would require parental consent for sexual education and ban abortion providers from offering information in schools. Jeff Laszloffy, a lobbyist for the Montana Family Foundation, a conservative advocacy group, said most parents aren’t aware of the materials taught in schools and therefore can’t make an informed decision on whether to …

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