I don't know much about it but I thought the main
focus was standardized testing across the country.
Standardized testing is as debatable as school
uniforms. I believe the effort was a noble one but I
don�t think it�s going over well.
As for the abstinence issue, I think it�s just a
morale message and not part of the program or at least
it has no effect on the funding. I could be wrong.
Maybe I�ll read up on it Monday.
-sm
--- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually legitimate peer reviewed research shows
> that unlike the far
> right and the administration's fantasies,
> abstinence-only programs
> don't work (see references below).
>
> To date a very few studies meeting reasonable
> scientific criteria have
> measured the impact of abstinance only programs on
> sexual behavior.
> The small number of studies, combined with
> limitations, preclude any
> conclusion about the impact of programs. Moreover,
> no studies have
> concluded that abstinence-only programs delay
> intercourse.
>
> Overall the recent research, when it does not persue
> a political
> agenda, and follows sound research practices, does
> not support
> abstinence only education. What does appear to work
> is behaviorally
> based methods of teaching kids alternatives to
> agreeing to sex, condom
> and other forms of birth control are generally
> effective in reducing
> teen pregnancy rates.
>
> Kirby D. Do Abstinence-Only Programs Delay the
> Initiation of Sex Among
> Young People and Reduce Teen Pregnancy? Washington,
> DC: National
> Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; 2002.
>
> Kirby D. Emerging Answers: Research Findings on
> Programs to Reduce
> Teen Pregnancy. Washington, DC: National Campaign to
> Prevent Teen
> Pregnancy; 2001.
>
> Pew Charitable Trust Study:
>
http://www.pew-partnership.org/familieschildren/youthdev/preventteenpreg.html
>
> Voices for Children Study:
>
http://www.voicesforamericaschildren.org/Template.cfm?Section=Youth_Development1&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=1050.
>
> Wilcox BL, Limber SP, O'Bierne H, Bartels CL.
> Federally Funded
> Adolescent Abstinence Promotion: An Evaluation of
> Evaluations. Paper
> presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for
> Research on
> Adolescence, Boston, MA, March 10, 1996.
>
> hth,
> larry
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:31:05 -0500, Andy Ousterhout
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Doug,
> > Dana is in AZ, what about you?
> >
> > Also, educate me, is Teen Pregnancy part of No
> Child or just a result of Far
> > right BS on abstain or else?
> >
> > Andy
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:47 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: DNC
> >
> > Same here, where the program has been a huge
> failure, and the high school
> > dropout rate is higher than ever, as is the teen
> pregnancy rate.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: dana tierney
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > Don't get me started on No Child Left Behind :)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:58:45 -0500
> > Subject: RE: DNC
> > To: CF-Community
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Point of clarification on No Child Left Behind
> -- Chicago Tribune reported
> > today that test scores for underprivileged are
> up and No Child Left Behind
> > program gets much of the credit.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
>
>
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