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 ...

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 ...

Thirty GED centers across Texas, including six in the Houston area, have launched computer-based testing, offering a faster and more convenient way to take the high school equivalency exam. The ...

The current paper version of the GED test will expire at the end of this year. In January 2014, a new computer-based General Educational Development test series will be introduced in the United States ...

This booklet for the math portion of the GED will become obsolete on January 1 when it is replaced by a new computerized GED test. (Ted S. Warren, Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Earning a high ...

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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Adults without high school diplomas will find it harder and more expensive to earn their equivalency degrees next year, another obstacle for people struggling to find jobs, some ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Five months after officials revamped the GED exam to better reflect high school proficiency, fewer people are taking and passing the test across the USA, according to the education ...

High school equivalency test to get tougher, more expensive and only be offered via computer. Impending changes to the General Educational Development test, or GED, make 2013 an important year for ...

TRENTON-- New Jersey residents planning to take a high school equivalency exam in 2016 should leave their No. 2 pencils at home. Beginning in January, the state will offer the tests on computers only, ...

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, ...