Experts, Organizations Call For Responsible Health Textbooks In Texas High Schools State Board of Education Hears Testimony on Proposed Textbooks that Omit Vital Information on Preventing Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2004 AUSTIN The State Board of Education (SBOE) should insist that publishers conform to all curriculum standards by adding […]
Texas Poll: 90% Of Texans Support Sex Education Survey Bolsters Support for Health Textbooks that Include Information on Family Planning and Disease Prevention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2004 AUSTIN A new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Texans support sex education for teens that includes information about family planning and disease prevention. The […]
From Bad To Worse: Publishers Make Reckless Changes To Proposed New Health Textbooks Leading Publisher Glencoe Says ‘Protected Sex’ Is a High-Risk Behavior for STDs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2004 AUSTIN Documents released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) reveal that publishers have agreed to make reckless new changes to their proposed high school […]
Organizations Launch Campaign To Fight Assault On Responsible Health Education In Textbook Adoption Proposed New Health Textbooks Omit Basic, Medically Accurate Information on Preventing Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2004 AUSTIN A coalition of organizations and mainstream Texans called today on the State Board of Education to ensure that new […]
State Review Panels Give OK To Failing Health Textbooks In Texas Adoption Books Fail to Meet State Curriculum Requirements on Sex and Health; State Board of Education to Hold Adoption Hearings in July, September FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2004 Teens in Texas the state with the nation’s highest teen birth rate were the big […]
