High School Equivalency Exams

Education news, analysis, and opinion about tests, including the GED, that grant students a high school equivalency certificate or diploma without having graduated high school
College & Workforce Readiness Some States Seek GED Alternative as Test Price Spikes
Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high-school-equivalency test.
The Associated Press, April 23, 2013
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College & Workforce Readiness States Exploring Alternatives to the GED
As the longtime high school equivalency test undergoes a major redesign, many states are concerned about its rising cost.
Catherine Gewertz, April 16, 2013
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Equity & Diversity In 22 States, GED Exam Now Computerized
States are preparing for January 2014, when computers will become the only way to take the exam.
Ian Quillen, August 24, 2012
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College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief Group Says GED Costs Could Restrict Access
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is sharing its concerns that a major redesign of the exam could raise costs.
Catherine Gewertz, May 8, 2012
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Assessment Civil Rights Coalition Presses Questions About GED Redesign
A civil rights coalition has scheduled a meeting with top GED officials to discuss its concerns that a redesign of the test will make it more expensive, and thus less accessible, for the low-income people who most need to take it.
Catherine Gewertz, May 3, 2012
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College & Workforce Readiness Letter to the Editor Changes in GED Should Force Government Policy Decisions
To the Editor:
The article "GED Revision Opens Path to Higher Ed." (Nov. 16, 2011) describes the current efforts to redesign the test of General Educational Development. The GED is an important gateway to higher education and many jobs, and although its average impact has been debated, it has shown that it helps individuals for whom exam preparation requires improving their literacy and math skills. Improving and modernizing the exam's content is a valuable goal. The article illustrates some of the important proposed revisions to the exam, but does not mention the even-greater shifts in GED policy that are on the horizon.
December 13, 2011
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Education Bill Eyes Diploma, Progress to GED for Unemployment Benefits
A House bill would require those seeking Unemployment Insurance to have a high school diploma, a GED, or be working toward one to receive benefits.
Alyson Klein, December 13, 2011
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Assessment GED Overhaul Raises Profit-Making Questions
The redesign of the GED by Pearson and the American Council on Education raises questions in some quarters about the partnership's profit-making motive.
Catherine Gewertz, November 15, 2011
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Jose Franco, 25, top left, listens as Serge Shea instructs the GED Bridge to Health program at La Guardia Community College in New York. The program mixes GED curriculum with more rigorous college-level courses.
Jose Franco, 25, top left, listens as Serge Shea instructs the GED Bridge to Health program at La Guardia Community College in New York. The program mixes GED curriculum with more rigorous college-level courses.
Melanie Burford for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Higher Education Is Goal of GED Overhaul
Sponsors of the GED view its revision as a step toward postsecondary training rather than the end of a student's formal education.
Catherine Gewertz, November 14, 2011
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Assessment The Price of a GED: A Casualty of Tough Fiscal Times?
Because states set their own prices for the GED, tight budgets could drive up the price of that exam.
Catherine Gewertz, May 13, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness GED Program to Phase In Computer-Based Testing
The GED will become available via computer in four states this spring.
Catherine Gewertz, March 15, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup GED Diploma
A new study suggests that the General Educational Development, or GED, program offers a key pathway to college for those who didn’t finish high school.
Catherine Gewertz, September 21, 2010
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Social Studies GED: A College Pathway That Few Complete
It's pretty well established by now that despite its nickname, the GED is not a "high school equivalency test." Young people who earn a General Educational Development certificate don't fare as well in earnings or in postsecondary education as those who graduate from high school.
Catherine Gewertz, September 15, 2010
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Curriculum U.S. Army to End GED Program for Recruits
With the U.S. Army finding more success in its recruiting efforts, it's phasing out a pilot program to help new soldiers earn a GED.
Erik W. Robelen, August 26, 2010
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