Schools & Students

Listed below are Healthy Teen Network resources relevant to working with schools.





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Title IX: Protect Your Rights

June 23, 2020

Discrimination against pregnant and parenting students is alive and well...and could be getting worse! In February, attorney generals from 19 states and the District of Columbia sent Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, a letter expressing their “strong opposition” to proposed changes to Title IX. It’s a juicy one, too! They make the case that the… Read more

Young Parents Logic Model, Revised (Coming Soon)

February 20, 2020

Healthy Teen Network is currently working to revise the original Resource Kit for Working with Young Families, developed in 2008. The revised logic model will be available soon. The Young Parents Logic Model is a tool designed to help professionals and organizations think about how to design and improve their programs and services for young people who… Read more

How Can I Be Gender-Inclusive with Students?

August 26, 2019

Guest Blog Post by Kim Westheimer While gender diversity is not a new thing, the way we talk and think about gender continues to rapidly evolve. If you teach puberty or other health education classes, you may have many questions about how best to be gender-inclusive with students:   “How should I talk about bodies…

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Core Skills in Sex Ed: Training to Put the Professional Learning Standards in Practice

August 8, 2019

Guest Blog Post by Jeff Gould The Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education were released earlier this year by the Sex Education Collaborative (SEC), a collaboration of 20 national, regional, and state-based organizations with extensive experience training educators to teach school-based sex education. The standards provide a comprehensive overview of core skills, attitudes, and content knowledge…

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The Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education Are Here!

April 15, 2019

Have you ever wondered why we have student standards for sex education in schools, guidance for pre-service teachers, but no standards to help existing sex education teachers become more effective? We wondered that too, and that’s why we decided to serve on a team of training organizations to address this gap. Our team[i] is part…

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Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education


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Have you ever wondered why we have student standards for sex education in schools, guidance for pre-service teachers, but no standards to help existing sex education teachers become more effective? We wondered that too, and that’s why we decided to serve on a team of training organizations to address this gap. Healthy Teen Network is…

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Building Support for Sex Education in Schools

September 11, 2018

What does (and doesn't) motivate people to listen to your messages about the value of sex education? In this mini-course, practice building effective messages by working through real-world scenarios using evidence-based communication techniques. Complete this course at your own pace. Estimated time: 35-45 minutes Lesson Feedback Form More Elearning Read more

6 Tips for Keeping Youth at the Center of Sex Ed

July 5, 2018

This year, our conference theme focuses on standing strong and keeping youth at the center. But what does that mean when it comes to sexuality education (“sex ed”) in schools? In a perfect world, students would be full partners in the development and delivery of sex ed, but in reality, schools are not there yet—politically…

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Keys to Implementing High-Quality Sexual Health Education in Schools

May 24, 2018

Lessons from Three School Districts I recently had the opportunity to spend time with three diverse school districts to find out how they were managing to help their schools implement high-quality sexual health education, despite the many obstacles that often make it hard to teach this topic. These districts received funding from Centers for Disease…

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Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education?


In 2013, the Division of Adolescent School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC DASH) awarded 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA) funding to strengthen sexual health education in their schools, as part of their efforts to reduce HIV and other STI. Funded partners were charged with providing guidance, materials and professional development…

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