Another reason why Texas has a high teen pregnancy rate

May 16th, 2012

by Charles Kuffner.
 
We’re lousy at sex education.

In the mid-1990s, California embraced sex education that teaches students the importance of waiting until they’re older to have sex, but also the value of using protection if they don’t wait.

Compare this with classrooms in Texas, where messages around contraception — if they’re delivered at all — have sometimes been shrouded in negativity and misinformation. [View Article]

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