In this Oct. 22, 2013, photo, Kaylin Wainwright, center, works with student Natnael Gebremariam, left, at a computer during a General Educational Development test preparation class at the Sonia ...

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 ...

HAMPTON — GED administrators are piloting an online system that could replace the paper-and-pencil test. The GED Testing Service is paying up to $175 for people to take a computerized Official ...

The creator of the General Educational Development test, long the measure of high school equivalency for dropouts, has unveiled a revamped computer-only exam that has spurred competition from two ...

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 ...

Kimberly Phiffer dropped out of high school her senior year, believing it was better to leave on her own terms than be told she didn’t have enough credits to graduate. Four years after the decision ...

The test now must be taken by computer at an official testing center — no more paper-based tests — and students are generally expected to pay for it by credit card. Critics say those factors hinder ...

Across the state and nation, adults are racing to earn their GED high school equivalency certificates by December — or start all over again with tougher, computerized tests next year. The process to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...