A new version of the General Educational Development test, offered for more than 70 years as an alternative for high school dropouts, was unveiled this month amid concern about increased cost or ...

An overhaul of the GED to meet Common Core standards has made the high school equivalency test more rigorous and more expensive. As a result, fewer people are taking and passing it. Gwen Ifill gets ...

America’s largest high school is not a building but a test. The General Educational Development test is a seven-hour exam that allows high school dropouts to show they are equivalent to high school ...

Think you're smart enough to pass the General Education Development test? Test your knowledge at the sample questions below, which were taken from an online practice test developed and owned by the ...

The GED test underwent a major revision in 2014%2C becoming more difficult for students to pass. Adult education experts say it will now take many students far longer to prepare for the exam. Some%2C ...

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 ...

The General Education Development Test, or GED, is equivalent to a high school diploma. Through June 30, Minnesota GED test-takers are able to take their first GED test in each subject for free. The ...

When the new General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency test took effect on Jan. 1 st, 2014, more than 40,000 Pennsylvanians were left stranded, with only portions of the old test ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Five months after officials revamped the GED exam to better reflect high school proficiency, fewer people are taking and passing the test across the USA, according to the education ...

The State Board of Education got it right last week when it approved two new testing options for Texans seeking their state high school equivalency certificates. The General Education Development test ...