Driver's Ed over here has never been something related to school.
Of course, we have to wait till 17 to get a provisional license, but all lessons, and the tests themselves are paid for privately.
Funny note, I have a friend who went out to the US back around.. oh 1999/2000 and got married to a girl in California. He went out with his UK provisional driving license, never having taken his test and gotten a full license. Showed his provisional to the DMV and did the "I'm a UK citizen moving over here", and they gave him a USA driving licence to use, since apparently whoever he was dealing with at the DMV didn't actually understand the UK's split of provisional / full license.
Then on a return visit to his family over here, he showed his DMV issued license to the relevant government body as a full driving license, so they then gave him the UK driving license. He's not taken the driving exams in either country.
Although I'm assuming by now, with the power of the internet, that sort of bureaucratic overlook has been tidied up.