Residents seeking a GED will have new academic standards to meet under a revised version of the test that rolled out this month. The new GED test is designed to more accurately measure whether testers ...

Doug Saunders and his sister, Shatoya, never finished high school. Shuffled between group homes and guardians in New York City and other states—Shatoya went to 13 different schools before dropping out ...

High school dropouts are lining up in Tucson to take the test that could change their lives before the paper and pencil version disappears. The general equivalency diploma exam is going digital Jan. 1 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because of concerns that a new version coming out next year is more costly and will ...

When Toni Walker is not in Hartford, Conn., serving as a state representative, she can usually be found at the New Haven Adult and Continuing Education Center. "We basically educate approximately 800 ...

AUSTIN — Since education testing giant Pearson rolled out its new computer-based GED exam in 2014, half as many Texans are signing up to take it. Critics say that steep drop-off shows that the new ...

BIG RAPIDS — In order to earn a General Education Development credential, individuals must first earn a passing score on the required tests. For Michigan residents, that score was recently adjusted to ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — The number of people taking high school equivalency exams in the U.S. plummeted — and the percentage who passed fell, too — in the year after a revamped, Common Core-inspired ...

If you are thinking about getting your GED now is a good time to do it. In 2014, the test gets tougher. In order to pass, local educators say you'll need to display a higher level of thinking. They ...

New program is taking GED testing on the road in the state. As part of an initiative to lower the number of Kentucky adults without high school diplomas or GEDs, the state has developed a new mobile ...

The new GED test would cost $140 to take in Missouri if the state sticks with it. Kirk Proctor, of the Missouri Career Center, said the organization is looking for a way to cover the increased test ...