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Friday, March 04, 2011  New study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that young adults between 15 and 24 are having less sex.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Legislation has been filed, that would require sex education classes in Texas to include information about contraceptives that can prevent sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.

Sunday, October 31, 2010  Sex Education, it's an important subject one school district is pushing to keep students and their parents informed

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The results from an Amarillo ISD survey on teen risk behaviors has been released, shedding new light on teen alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  A new study is out, and it's research shows that abstinence education works. The study was published by the American Medical Association and was featured in the Medical Journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Sunday, January 18, 2009  With the exit of the Bush administration, critics of abstinence-only sex education will be making an aggressive push to cut off federal funding for what they consider an ineffective, sometimes harmful program.

Thursday, January 15, 2009  Getting through to kids with humor: that was the goal of a special speaker featured at four AISD middle schools Thursday. But what was his message? And did he really get it across?