SEATTLE - On a recent night at Seattle Central Community College, Carl Ellison solved basic math problems on a timed test his teacher gave the class as a warm-up. Ellison, who is 57 and homeless, has ...
In this week’s cover story, we tell you about how changes made to the GED (general equivalency diploma) test have resulted in a significant drop in the number of people who passed the exam in 2014. In ...
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 ...
After criticism that the passage rate on the GED high school equivalency test had plunged, the for-profit company that has the monopoly on the test has retroactively lowered the passing score, causing ...
Here’s a quick way to see the trend lines before and after the 2014 debut of the new GED: On the new General Educational Development exam, a passing score is 145 out of 200. In 2017, average scores ...