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According to a survey by the Heritage Foundation, only 7 percent of parents are happy with the sex education curricula that are offered in America's schools.
In 1999, of schools with sex education, 35 percent required abstinence to be taught as the only option for unmarried people.
In 2003, there were 22.4 births per 1000 females aged 15-17.
According to the Family Research Council, roughly 3 million teenagers contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD) every year.

Sex Education

There are two primary schools of thought regarding sex education. One favors a balanced approach, with information about both abstinence and contraception. The other favors abstinence-only information, encouraging students to wait before becoming sexually active. Critics of such programs argue that they have not succeeded in persuading teenagers to delay sex.

Sex Education Overview

According to a survey by the Heritage Foundation, only 7 percent of parents are happy with the sex education curricula that are offered in America's schools. It can be difficult to find a sexuality education program that meets the needs of all children. Abstinence curricula, which teach that sex should…>> (read more)

Sex Education Points of View

4 Sex Education Has Succeeded
5 Sex Education Debate: An Overview
6 Sex Education Has Failed
7 Abstinence Education Is the Most Effective Way to Protect Teen Health
8 Most Parents Advocate Abstinence Education for Their Children
9 Teen Sexual Risk Taking Is Reduced by Attending School
10 Sex Education Should Address the Needs of Gay Teens
11 Advocates of Abstinence Education Are Hypocrites
12 Comprehensive Sex Education Does Not Work
13 Politics of Sex Education Debates

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Sex Education in the News

Birds, bees, and politics.(NEWS)(sex education )

A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to find middle ground in the debate between contraception and abstinence-only sex education for teens. In…>> (read more)

Demonstrating how to use condoms improves youths' knowledge about them.(DIGESTS)(Report)

Adolescents aged 15-19 who have seen a demonstration about using condoms are up to five times as likely as their peers who have not seen such a demonstration to…>> (read more)

Sex education goes online to reach teens; SexTech conference first of its kind to look at Web 2.0 tools to teach youth.

Byline: Ellen Lee; Chronicle Staff Writer

A video podcast that talks frankly about sex. A 3-D computer game that sends teens on missions and, in the process,…>> (read more)