GED pass rates are tumbling as a more rigorous online test settles in. “The test is supposed to be one of the easiest examinations a person can take in the U.S.,” Education News reported. “However, ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More Kentuckians have earned their GED since Gov. Andy Beshear waived the testing fee in his first term, according to the governor's office. Since January 2020, 99% of all Kentucky ...

Paty Cruz is working hard to complete her general equivalency diploma before the existing test is retired in January. “I’m trying to beat the baby,” said Cruz, a student at the Colorado Mountain ...

The new test will replace the current one first offered in 2002 and be geared more toward adults, according to the website of the GED Testing Service, which is operated in part by the American Council ...

To help individuals prepare for the new General Educational Development Test, the GED Testing Service will offer individualized online support starting in late November. The credential test, which ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Thursday that the state will now cover the cost of GED and HiSET tests for Massachusetts residents. Access to affordable ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to remove statistics about the decline in the passing rate on the GED and other high school proficiency tests in New Jersey. The Rutgers study included an ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Over 1.2 million Illinoisans don't have a high school diploma. However, the Illinois Community College Board is offering an opportunity for anyone to take the GED exam for ...