SEATTLE - On a recent night at Seattle Central Community College, Carl Ellison solved basic math problems on a timed test his teacher gave the class as a warm-up. Ellison, who is 57 and homeless, has ...
A name change is all that’s needed to boost use of the General Equivalency Degree. Assemblyman John Zaccaro, D-Bronx, and state Sen. Luis Sepulveda, D-Bronx, are sponsoring legislation (A.9555/S.8821) ...
In the decades following the development of the GED test in 1942, when fewer than one in five adults held a college degree, the GED primarily functioned as a way to complete one’s education—an ...
On January 2, 2014, the GED test shifted to a new version fully aligned with Common Core national K-12 benchmarks. The high school equivalency test now costs nearly twice as much and will be offered ...
The General Educational Development program, or GED, is undergoing the biggest revamping in its 69-year history, driven by mounting recognition that young adults’ future success depends on getting ...