Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puberty lessons, as part of sex education, typically begin in the fifth grade. Many experts say that's too late. (Collage: Getty ...

Dear Meghan: If we are open with our children in discussions about puberty and sex, is there any benefit to them attending the awkward public school (gender-separated) puberty lesson? I previewed the ...

The West Shore School District – or rather the majority membership of its board - took fresh heat Tuesday night over its closed-door meeting with a controversial conservative law firm, but moved ...

An elementary school offered inappropriate sex ed lessons to students without parental consent or district approval, according to concerned parents and a community activist. Parents only found out ...

The Fairfax County School Board has voted to delay the public comment period on a proposal to combine genders in sex and gender education classes. School board officials cited concerns over community ...

The draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education was released for public comment earlier this year. The report says students should learn about puberty during grades five to ...

A Vermont elementary school is reportedly removing "male" and "female" language from its fifth grade science lessons covering the human body, puberty and reproduction. In a letter sent home to parents ...

I'm fortunate to have grown up with parents who weren't shy about teaching me about the birds and the bees and with a fairly progressive school system that didn't follow abstinence-only education. But ...

Yahoo Life’s School Report Card: Sex Education series examines what adolescents are being taught about sexuality — and why it's about more than the birds and the bees. Sex education has become a hotly ...