Education May 25 Sex education ‘is under attack’ by a wave of proposed legislation, advocate warns By Ali Rogin, Andrew Chambers, Andrew Corkery
Education May 26 Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries The new law signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds mandates the removal of all books depicting sex acts from Iowa school libraries. Religious texts will be exempt from the ban. By Scott McFetridge, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Education May 21 Watch 10:03 West Virginia schools rethink sex ed The U.S. has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases among developed nations. In an attempt to reverse these trends, schools in West Virginia are having more candid conversations with students and introducing comprehensive sexual education curricula. By PBS News Hour
Health May 27 The case for starting sex education in kindergarten In the Netherlands, the approach, known as “comprehensive sex education,” starts as early as age 4. You'll never hear an explicit reference to sex in a kindergarten class. The goal is bigger than that. It’s about having open, honest conversations… By Saskia de Melker
Education Apr 01 Four in 10 millennials say their school’s sex ed was not helpful Millennials widely support comprehensive sexual education, but almost four in 10 said the sex ed they received was not helpful, according to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. By Corinne Segal