December, 2007

Stop Delaying Sex Ed

Palm Beach Post Editorial

Sunday, December 30, 2007

While Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Art Johnson has ignored sex education out of fear of a public backlash from a minority of parents, 17 percent of the county's teens ages 15-19 who had given birth before at least a second time between 2004 and 2006.

Pregnancies, HIV propel expanded sex ed efforts

By WHITNEY BOYD

Palm Beach Post-Cox News Service

Sex Ed Does Delay Teen Sex

Sex Ed Does Delay Teen Sex: CDC

Classes impact boys more than girls, national survey finds

US News and World Report

Abstinence Programs Face Rejection

More States Opt to Turn Down the Federal Money Attached to That Kind of Sex Ed

By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 16, 2007; A03

Abstinence-only? Abstain

Palm Beach Post Editorial

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Sex-ed plan wins schools approval in St. Lucie County

TC PALM, Florida's Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches

By Keona Gardner

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Rise in teen birth rates further proof abstinence-only not working

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board

December 12, 2007

Just Say No

Just Say No
Mr. Kaine is right to resist the federal push for abstinence-only programs.

Monday, November 19, 2007; A16