The Politics of Abstinence: The missing story in Colorado

Colorado’s new sex education bill became law on July 1 with little fanfare despite the verbal fireworks set off when state legislators debated the issue last spring.

The new law requires that if a public school district chooses to…

U.S. House to Debate Abstinence-Only Funding

After a year of blows to abstinence-only education – including here in Colorado – the U.S. House plans to debate federal funding for the programs today as part of the Health and Human Services budget. Colorado lawmakers joined Iowa and…