Driver's Ed: Study Finds That 1 In 5 Teens Gets License Without Completing Program

Most of us associate getting a driver's license with the completion of a driver's education program, but a new study reports that not as many teens are receiving driver's ed as one might assume. The report, which was published in the journal Pediatrics, has found that more than one in five U.S. teens never took driver's education before getting their licenses.
The research team behind the study surveyed more than 1,700 high school students from 34 states, 25 of which have a driver-education requirement. The states that did not have a driver's ed requirement resulted in lower rates of teens going through driver's education.