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National Education Association supports Sex Education
In 1892, The National Education Association advocated sexuality education as an esstential component of a standardized education curriculum. This event set the stage for the evolution of sex education throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Today the NEA continues to promote sex education. -
Planned Parenthood
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America was established to promote sexual and reproductive health. The federation derives from Margaret Sanger's reproductive views. Today, the PPFA serves over 3 million in varying situations and is the largest provider of sex education in the US. -
US Public Health Service supports Sex Education
In 1940, the US Public Health Service advocated for sexuality education. Described as an "urgent need", schools began to implement sex education. This event prompted a nation-wide look into sex education topics and influenced other ogranizations to promote sex ed. -
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AIDS Epidemic
Intense media and societal coverage of the AIDS epidemic occurred at the later half of the 20th century. In 1988, Dr. Koop issued a report on HIV/AIDS to US households stating that AIDS was a public health issue. As a result, HIV/AIDS has become increasingly important to the sex education curriculum. -
Adolescent Family Life Act
The AFLA funded "abstinence-only" sex education programs with a strong religious presence. Since the Reagan Administration, the majority of federal funding for sex education goes towards programs that promote the "chasity law". As a result, states that want to teach comprehensive sex education receive less federal funding for their sex education programs. -
SIECUS: National Guidelines Task Force
In 1990, SIECUS organized a group of experts to establish guidelines to effective sexual health programs. These guidelines served to improve existing programs as well as implement new. The guidelines included sexuality education as vital role in advocating sexual health. -
Waxman: The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs
US House Representative Henry Waxman announced his report about the inaccuracies and dishonesty in federally funded abstinence-only education programs. The information he included boasted misleading details about birth control, abortion and gender stereotypes. His report sparked more recent studies about the ineffectiveness of absitence-only programs.
