Entries in national/world news (2)
Ars Technica Releases Excellent Critique of McCain Technology Policy
Thu, September 4, 2008 at 9:32AM
Ars Technica has released a comprehensive evaluation of McCain's technology policies. Check it out and research Net Neutrality, RIAA War and Sharing and other issues. In contrast, Ars Technica also reviewed Obama's technology policy, which includes provisions for more equitable access to high-speed internet in economically depressed areas and highly ambitious reform plans for our nation's technology infrastructure and government use of technology—including transparency provisions.
McCain's Tech Policy
Obama's Tech Policy
Jess Bogli Featured on OPB Piece on Sarah Palin and Sex Education
Tue, September 2, 2008 at 1:29PM One of Causeit's clients, Jess Bogli, a highly regarded K-12 health education consultant was interviewed on OPB today. Think Out Loud aired a piece on health education as it relates to Sarah Palin's pregnant teenage daughter, Palin's stance on abstinence education in schools, and how sex education fits into an overall health curriculum. Find out more at OPB and meet Jess Bogli; read her blog post below:
Today I was interviewed by Emily Harris of OPB’s Think Out Loud. It was a great experience and I hope that people listen and take out of it the following: Teens are having sex. Not all, not even the majority. But, many are sexually active. Family and community support is important; when you have it. Some of our teens are homeless, living in horrible living conditions, do not speak English well enough to navigate our health system, etc. Abstinence-Only programs are ineffective. They have been proven ineffective over and over again. They work for intent, but do not lead to behavior change. Abstinent-Based programs are effective and promote abstinence, but include contraception lessons. They have lead to behavior change and abstinence for a longer period of time. Sexuality Education should be skills-based, not just basic biology where students learn information and are tested out of a textbook. In Oregon, we need teachers to be supported through professional development opportunities by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). Currently there is no health education specialist on staff and we’ve recently lost our school health team lead. We need to advocate to ODE to support school health programs. Because healthy kids learn better…