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 ...

Period education in schools plays a critical role in fostering a culture of girls feeling prepared and having open conversations when it comes to periods. Research reveals 60% of UK students find the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A program that teaches fifth-graders about puberty is on hiatus at the West Shore School District after the organization that runs the lessons said it intended to bow out following an apparently ...

Oxford University researchers say they have the first robust findings from a large-scale trial on the effects of giving puberty lessons and free sanitary products to girls in African countries. They ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...