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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

The New York Times is facing blow back from across the political spectrum over its report delving into the potential consequences of puberty blockers, which has some critics slamming the paper for ...

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Puberty: It’s one of ...