In 2013, 18,474 high-school dropouts in Washington state took a wide-ranging exam known as the GED to earn a high-school certificate. About 86 percent — nearly 16,000 — passed. For years, passing that ...

WASHINGTON — The GED test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes. On Thursday, an upgraded GED exam and two new competing equivalency tests ...

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 ...

Kaplan is Now the Official Partner for Live Online Prep for the GED ® test WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GED Testing Service and Kaplan Test Prep have partnered to deliver the market’s first-ever ...

The GED Testing Service has decided to lower the passing score for its high-school-equivalency exam, a move brought on by data showing that students who passed the latest, tougher version of the test ...

For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and for immigrants looking to make inroads into ...

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 number of people who earned a GED last year declined significantly, following the first major revamp of the high school equivalency test in over a decade. Critics of the updated exam point to a ...