In a state that long has had one of the highest teen birth rates in the nation, it’s clear that the state’s abstinence-focused curriculum standards for health and sex education need an overhaul. But that’s not how abstinence-only politicians on the State Board of Education see things. Information TFN has obtained through an open records request shows […]
Sex Education
Stand Up for Sex Education and LGBTQ Equality in Austin
On Monday (February 25) the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will vote on an updated sex education curriculum that is inclusive of the needs of LGBTQ students. The adoption of this curriculum would be a big step forward for equality and the health of all students in Austin schools. […]
Anti-LGBT Groups Push to Bar Sex Ed in Texas
Anti-sex education activists have launched new efforts to keep Texas students ignorant about how to protect themselves from disease and unintended pregnancy. And this time they’re trying to stir up hostility toward LGBT people to do it. […]
New TFN Education Fund Study: Texas Is Failing on Sex Education
The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund has released a new report on what Texas public schools are teaching when it comes to sex education. The news isn’t good. Here’s the press release: […]
Texas Sex Education: A Conspiracy of Silence
Texas is failing students and their families on sex education. […]
