Faulty reporting on D.A.R.E. is based on old information

Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the 30th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. He praised the nearly 35-year-old anti-drug curriculum taught in thousands of schools in every state in America and 52 other countries.

Criticism from the media was swift. The Washington Examiner was one of many news organizations to throw shade on the Attorney General’s belief that America needs the D.A.R.E. program today more than ever. The headline on the July 11 news story simply writes off the program as “failed,” as if it were some sort of settled fact.