Happy Monday, Sex Ed Advocates!

The time to speak up is now! Next week, the State Board of Education starts debating the final draft of updated health education standards - including those guiding sex ed for all 5.4 million Texas students.

If you care about sex ed in Texas, NOW is the time to make your voice heard! We have all the information you need to easily engage in our Quick Advocacy Guide and our full Advocacy Toolkit. These resources and more are available on the Texas is Ready website. 

Here is your sex ed advocacy to-do list for the week:

1. Reach out to your State Board of Education Member to share your priorities by Friday, Sept 4. (Hint: ours include ensuring developmentally appropriate, medically accurate abstinence-plus sex ed on topics like contraception and STI prevention, consent and boundaries, healthy relationships, abstinence, and respect for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.)
2. Share your written feedback on the draft standards with the Texas Education Agency by Friday, September 4. You can read the draft standards here.
3. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper sharing your views on the topic by Wednesday, September 2.
4. Share this information with friends and community members TODAY.

Please reach out if we can help you engage in this important process. The standards are being updated for the first time in 22 years, so this a historic opportunity to address the persistently high rates of unintended pregnancy and STIs among Texas youth.

Onwards!

Jen Biundo

Director of Policy and Data

Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

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_{The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to prevent unintended pregnancy through research, advocacy, training, and collaboration.}