Prevention Education in America's Schools: Findings and Recommendations from a Survey of Educators

September 7, 2007

Did you know that teaching about the dangers of alcohol and drugs is included in the education requirements of 37 states? But what is really happening when alcohol and drug education gets squeezed in with an ever-growing list of requirements in thousands of schools across the nation? A total of 3,500 teachers, school administrators, and other educators were surveyed and the findings and recommendations appear in the following 19 page report available in pdf format at: http://www.jointogether.org/aboutus/ourpublications/pdf/prevention-report.pdf

David M. Young, Professor Community Resource Specialist Extension Service Montana State University e-mail: dyoung@montana.edu Phone: 406-994-5552 Fax: 406-994-1756