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Colorado changed its laws around sex ed. Here’s what you need...

Colorado law will soon require students who receive sexual education to learn about consent in school. But the road to passing that bill was bumpy....

Dems fight the clock on vaccine, sex ed and greenhouse gas...

Lawmakers have been working past midnight in recent weeks and even came in on Saturday for the first time in decades. But it's clear...

There’s been lots of action on Colorado education legislation. Here’s a...

Colorado’s education debate heated up on the House floor last week, as race, religion, partisanship, and even reproductive health entered discussion of a measure...

Where are they now? A progress report on Colorado education bills

Colorado’s General Assembly is just about at the halfway mark, but most major education legislation is still under consideration. And the biggest issue – how...

Former Surgeon General Impugns Lack of Sex Ed

At a Community Health Centers of Arkansas summit on health care last week, former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders said that insufficient sex education in...

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...

Republicans Outraged by Students Learning ‘Facts’ About Sex

After the Senate passed House Bill 1292 this morning, Colorado schools that teach sex education will likely soon be required to "at least mention"...

Sex-Ed Bill’s Meaning Muddled

Conservative religious group Colorado Family Action is lining up its members against House Bill 1300 in what it says is a fight for parental...