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 ...

ATLANTA — Thousands who failed the GED exam could retroactively receive their diplomas in a couple of months because the score required to pass the test will soon be lowered. The drop — from 150 to ...

Kiana Rucker dropped out of school when she was 15 years old to look after her younger brothers and sisters. Five years later she had a baby herself. For years, she relied mostly on food stamps, ...

The new test eliminates the paper-and-pencil option%2C requiring students to use computers GED Testing Service is trying to align test to traditional high school standards The non-profit testing ...

Beginning in January, students who take the General Educational Development credential test will encounter a more rigorous exam offered exclusively on computer. To help individuals prepare for the ...

It is never too late or hard to get your diploma, especially not in these easiest GED states: how to pass the GED test fast. While many of you know what GED test represents, many people still don’t ...

WAIVING THE TEST FEE WILL BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN. >> FOR ME, GETTING MY GED WAS NOT ONLY A PERSONAL GOAL, BUT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR MY FUTURE. CAROLYN: KIMBERLY AERY KNEW SHE ...

The GED certificate, which is recognized by all states as the equivalent of a high school diploma, can be earned by taking the GED test in Spanish or French, as well as English. As debate over ...

One year after the launch of a major overhaul of the GED exam — the first since 2002 — the high school equivalency program has seen a sharp drop in the number of people who took and passed the test, ...