Sex ed, politics, inertia

The problem with abstinence education isn't that it doesn't work, it's that it's vastly underfunded, says a new report from the conservative Heritage Foundation. Which reminds us: What happened to the Democrats' comprehensive sex-ed bill?

As predicted, given a Republican-dominated Legislature, not much. The Senate version managed to squeak through the education committee April 1, but has been stalled ever since in Children, Families and Elder Affairs, chaired by Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico. The House version, meanwhile, was referred to two committees in early March and from there, nothing.

- Ron Matus, state education reporter