Abstinence Plus - Sex Ed for Teens
Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers. - Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care
Promise the Children has long supported the avoidance of teen pregnancy, and the teaching of abstinence only plus sexuality education. We have supported local and federal laws that will offer broad sexuality education in schools in grades k-12, and school clubs where children can speak with trained facilitators.
Posted by Becky on 04/22/11 •
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An American Diet Dilemma
“It’s really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you’re going to get it to these people.” Bob Geldof
Are cuts to child nutrition proposed in your State? Our Governor, lawmakers and public health personnel are proposing a 20% cut in addition to the 9% already cut from infant’s and children’s food subsidies. The total spent would fall from $12.4 million to $9.8 million.
Posted by Becky on 04/19/11 •
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Stretching for Improvements in Public Education
Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially of the lower class of people, are so extremely wise and useful, that, to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant. - John Adams 1776 - a devout Unitarian, which was a non-Trinitarian Protestant Christian denomination during the Colonial era. ...
Swampscott MA High School receives a $1 million to improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Math teaching (STEM) by paying for 3 teachers’ salaries and their training over the next 3 years starting in the fall of 2011. One will teach in the High School, one in the Middle School and one teacher will be shared by the 3 elementary schools. Hopefully this program will become self-funded when the grant runs out.
Posted by Becky on 04/18/11 •
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