CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. – The number of people taking high school equivalency exams in the U.S. plummeted — and the percentage who passed fell, too — in the year after a revamped, Common Core-inspired GED ...

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Students who have been unable to earn their high school diplomas have long used an alternative track to finish high school: the equivalency test. Now a few states are opening additional channels to ...

Tennesseans working to obtain a high school equivalency diploma can now take their exams at home via a new online program, HiSET Exam at Home. This program makes the test accessible to adult learners ...

Colorado’s Department of Education announced earlier this month that it signed contracts with vendors for three high school equivalency exams, offering residents seeking a diploma equivalent a few ...

According to a new report by the Center for an Urban Future, the number of people taking high school equivalency exams on Long Island has dropped 31 percent from 2010 to 2015. The decrease is part of ...

The number of New York City residents taking and passing the high school equivalency exam has plummeted, a new report reveals. According to the Center for an Urban Future, the tally of city residents ...

Adult learners earning their high school credentials in Massachusetts can now take the high school equivalency exam for free. The state has been covering the cost of the General Educational ...