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 ...

“It’s a complete paradigm shift because the GED has been the monopoly. It’s been the only thing in town for high school equivalency testing. It’s kind of like Kleenex at this point,” said Amy Riker, ...

ATLANTA — Thousands who failed the GED exam could retroactively receive their diplomas in a couple of months because the score required to pass the test will soon be lowered. The drop — from 150 to ...

Tens of thousands of GED test takers who barely missed the cut may soon receive a diploma, after the company that oversees the test said this week it's lowering the minimum passing score. Since the ...

Passing high school-equivalency tests recently got a little easier in Kentucky and Ohio. Following GED Testing Service’s Jan. 26 recommendation, both states decreased the number of points required to ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More Kentuckians have earned their GED since Gov. Andy Beshear waived the testing fee in his first term, according to the governor's office. Since January 2020, 99% of all Kentucky ...

GED Testing Service, which runs the best-known high school equivalency test, said it will lower the passing score for the test beginning in March. The new score will also apply retroactively to those ...

Tens of thousands of GED test takers who barely missed the cut may soon receive a diploma, after the company that oversees the test said this week it's lowering the minimum passing score. Since the ...