An overhaul of the GED to meet Common Core standards has made the high school equivalency test more rigorous and more expensive. As a result, fewer people are taking and passing it. Gwen Ifill gets ...

Kiana Rucker dropped out of school when she was 15 years old to look after her younger brothers and sisters. Five years later she had a baby herself. For years, she relied mostly on food stamps, ...

Even though the deadline is still a year away, Nell Boyd, 56, already feels the mounting pressure to retake and pass the math portion of the high school general equivalency exam. "The frustration and ...

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 new test eliminates the paper-and-pencil option%2C requiring students to use computers GED Testing Service is trying to align test to traditional high school standards The non-profit testing ...

The GED certificate, which is recognized by all states as the equivalent of a high school diploma, can be earned by taking the GED test in Spanish or French, as well as English. As debate over ...

WAIVING THE TEST FEE WILL BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN. >> FOR ME, GETTING MY GED WAS NOT ONLY A PERSONAL GOAL, BUT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR MY FUTURE. CAROLYN: KIMBERLY AERY KNEW SHE ...

It is never too late or hard to get your diploma, especially not in these easiest GED states: how to pass the GED test fast. While many of you know what GED test represents, many people still don’t ...