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 ...

A revamped version of the national high school equivalency exam that tens of thousands of Californians take each year is making its debut across the state, bringing anxiety over its difficulty, new ...

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 offered in ...

Participation in the GED testing program plunged by nearly 44 percent during the most recent recorded year, a drop-off that the exam’s sponsor attributes to an earlier rush by teenagers and adults to ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Big changes are coming ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ Test-takers tackling the GED face a new challenge _ a revised, tougher exam that its designers say is more reflective of what is being taught in the nation's high schools. The ...

MARIETTA – A year has passed since new GED testing requirements were put into place that affected both cost and rigor, and educators are now looking at an unprecedented drop in testing rates ...