WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 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 no ...

Austin Jones, a 20-year-old high school dropout, got a pleasant surprise last week. He had struggled to pass the math portion of the four-part General Educational Development test, or GED. On his ...

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 ...

Tens of thousands of GED test takers who barely missed the cut may soon receive a diploma, after the company that oversees the test said this week it's lowering the minimum passing score. Since the ...

Myriad obstacles can stand in the way of an adult trying to finish high school. But test anxiety should not be one of them. After a new test introduced in January 2014 led to confusion, outrage and a ...

MANSFIELD - Phones have been ringing off the hook at the local GED program office since last week, when GED Test Service announced it was lowering the score test-takers need to pass the test for high ...

Nearly 1,900 Georgians who had failed the GED test may now be eligible for the general equivalency diploma, and hundreds of others could earn college credit from the exam, because the national scoring ...

Some 1 million New Yorkers over the age of 16 do not have a high school diploma. For these people, the high school equivalency diploma -- the GED -- can offer the best hope of a better job or further ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As part of an anti-violence campaign on the far South Side, Chicago CRED helped 46 men pass the GED test to receive their high school diplomas Thursday. Most of those men are formerly ...