Topic: Education Issues
Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex
Reuters US Online Report Health News
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abstinence-only sex education can work -- if it's based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other types of risky behavior like smoking and drinking, new research shows.</p><p>African-American sixth- ...
Success seen with experimental abstinence program
AP Features
<div><p>An experimental abstinence-only program without a moralistic tone can delay teens from having sex, a provocative study found.</p><p>Billed as the first rigorous research to show long-term success with an abstinence-only approach, the study differed from traditional programs ...
Obama would overhaul No Child Left Behind
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Obama budget shows how he would overhaul No Child Left Behind education law</div><div><p>President Barack Obama is proposing to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education law, replacing the school accountability system that has slapped a ...
States to government: hands off education
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. government discusses reauthorizing a sweeping education law and prepares to distribute billions of stimulus dollars for school reform, state legislatures are sending it a strong message: hands off.</p><p>Education policy has always ...
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