The Ellis County Press: Texas Behind Nation in Sex Education

Texas Behind Nation in Sex Education
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Texas News Service on 05/06/2011 11:00:00


AUSTIN, Texas - Texas has the third-highest teen birth rate in the country, and
the state holds the top spot in repeat teen births.
Studies have shown that the public picks up a big portion of the tab for those
pregnancies. A scientific consensus has emerged in the past few decades on what
works - and what doesn't - in reducing teen pregnancies.
Other than motivating parents to get more involved, says Michael Resnick,
director of the University of Minnesota's Healthy Youth Development Prevention
Research Center, the biggest challenge for adults working to reduce teen
pregnancies is to avoid getting derailed by policymakers who put ideology before
evidence. (contd.)
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