/tags/sex-education Sex Education en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:09:59 GMT /education/2023-01-02/texas-teens-say-2022-has-been-about-healthy-relationships-and-good-boundaries As 2022 comes to a close, we’re hearing from Texans about what they've learned this year. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:09:59 GMT /education/2023-01-02/texas-teens-say-2022-has-been-about-healthy-relationships-and-good-boundaries Elena Rivera, Jacob Wells /education/2022-12-21/austin-isd-has-a-new-inclusive-sex-ed-curriculum-educators-hope-it-will-reduce-stigma-and-shame The new lessons AISD introduced this fall start in kindergarten and run through high school. But not all students will participate. Parents and guardians must opt their kids into the lessons because of a state law Texas lawmakers passed in 2021. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:02:00 GMT /education/2022-12-21/austin-isd-has-a-new-inclusive-sex-ed-curriculum-educators-hope-it-will-reduce-stigma-and-shame Sangita Menon, Becky Fogel /health/2022-04-30/texas-got-a-sex-ed-update-but-students-and-educators-say-theres-still-a-lot-missing The last time Texas updated its sex education curriculum, was in the '90s. Students will now learn about contraception and STIs � but not gender or consent. And the classes are all optional. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:07:29 GMT /health/2022-04-30/texas-got-a-sex-ed-update-but-students-and-educators-say-theres-still-a-lot-missing Elena Rivera /education/2020-09-11/texas-gives-preliminary-approval-for-revised-school-sex-ed-policy-that-excludes-lgbtq-issues The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval this week to a sex education policy that includes teaching middle schoolers about birth� Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:53:07 GMT /education/2020-09-11/texas-gives-preliminary-approval-for-revised-school-sex-ed-policy-that-excludes-lgbtq-issues Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune /education/2019-10-29/austin-isd-school-board-passes-expansive-sex-ed-curriculum-after-hours-of-testimony The Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted early Tuesday morning to adopt new sex ed curriculum that expands topics taught to third� Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:20:52 GMT /education/2019-10-29/austin-isd-school-board-passes-expansive-sex-ed-curriculum-after-hours-of-testimony Claire McInerny /education/2019-02-25/austin-isd-adopts-broad-sex-ed-standards-that-start-lessons-in-earlier-grades The Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees on Monday approved new human sexuality and responsibility standards for third through eighth� Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:11:20 GMT /education/2019-02-25/austin-isd-adopts-broad-sex-ed-standards-that-start-lessons-in-earlier-grades Elizabeth Gabriel /education/2018-12-07/aisd-parents-weigh-in-on-when-kids-should-learn-about-sex-pregnancy-and-gender-identity Let's talk about sex.As the Austin Independent School District rewrites its sex ed curriculum for third- through eighth-graders, it asked for input from� Fri, 07 Dec 2018 20:18:14 GMT /education/2018-12-07/aisd-parents-weigh-in-on-when-kids-should-learn-about-sex-pregnancy-and-gender-identity Claire McInerny /education/2018-11-15/austin-isd-is-rewriting-sex-ed-curriculum-to-bring-more-lessons-to-younger-grades Jim Shead is a lawyer in Austin and the father of twin boys in pre-K. Even though his kids can barely read, he’s already thinking about how he’ll teach� Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:01:00 GMT /education/2018-11-15/austin-isd-is-rewriting-sex-ed-curriculum-to-bring-more-lessons-to-younger-grades Claire McInerny /education/2017-02-14/study-a-quarter-of-texas-public-schools-no-longer-teach-sex-ed A quarter of Texas public school districts offered no sex education at all during the 2015-2016 school year, according to a new study released Tuesday by� Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:36:42 GMT /education/2017-02-14/study-a-quarter-of-texas-public-schools-no-longer-teach-sex-ed Cassandra Pollock /education/2013-09-26/whats-next-for-austins-sex-ed-program-targeting-teen-pregnancy Between 2005 and 2010, Austin school district saw the number of pregnant students in the district steadily increase. By the end of the 2009 school year,� Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:01:07 GMT /education/2013-09-26/whats-next-for-austins-sex-ed-program-targeting-teen-pregnancy