sex ed

Wyandotte County reports 29.5 cases of syphilis per 100,000 people, a 450% increase since 2012 and the fastest growth of any county in Kansas. Why are cases rising so quickly over the past decade and what do providers say we can do about it?

Educators tout social-emotional learning as a way to make children into better students and more empathetic people. Critics see it as a way to push social justice issues.

Shawnee Mission will soon consider changing its policy regarding the channel through which parents or patrons can submit complaints about instructional or library resources. The move comes amid parent concerns about a LGBTQ book by George M. Johnson, "All Boys Aren't Blue."

Banned Book Week is an annual celebration meant to highlight intellectual freedom and freedom of expression, but some say the content crosses a line.

Segment 1: Some survivors of sex trafficking in Kansas recieve prison sentences rather than support.The story of Hope Zeferjohn highlights a problem in…

Segment 1: Kansas refusal to expand Medicaid has delayed access to medical care and left many poor residents uninsured.All but 17 states have expanded…

Public health officials in Wyandotte County and Johnson County say they are seeking funds to continue comprehensive sexual education programs into 2018…

A sex ed poster at a Shawnee middle school has inspired a new bill at the Kansas statehouse. Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook, who introduced the bill, says that…

Pornography is readily available and free and young people are taking advantage of that. We talk about how porn can affect their relationship expectations…

Teaching kids about sex has always been controversial. There are a lot of ways to go about it: the chaste filmstrips of yore, abstinence advocacy or…

It’s something that every parent should do, but many don’t know how, or feel really awkward trying, to get it together to have ... "The Talk." These days…

A Kansas House committee has approved a bill that is aimed at removing any state subsidies for abortion, even tax credits or exemptions.Much of the debate…