The General Educational Development program, or GED, is undergoing the biggest revamping in its 69-year history, driven by mounting recognition that young adults’ future success depends on getting ...

There is a strong link between education and health, and adults with higher education attainment often live healthier and longer lives. Recognizing this, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan ...

COOS BAY — Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED and Adult Basic Education classes online summer term. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED exam and update skills to ...

The Bush administration's plans to cut adult education programs could be a blow to unemployed mill workers in North Carolina trying to get back into the workforce. As Jessica Jones of North Carolina ...

About 1,900 Georgians 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 ...

Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED® and Adult Basic Education classes during the online Winter Term 2021. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED® exam and update ...

Sharee Davis talks to Crystal Jordan, one of the students in her GED test prep class at the Eastside Workforce Center in Fort Worth in January 2014. Jordan dropped out of school in the 8th grade. More ...

In both Minneapolis and St. Paul, the public school system offers basic education programs (ABE) for adults. These include ESL, GED, reading and math, college prep, career training, computer and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new incentive program will provide $500 to South Carolinians who earn a secondary education diploma and an additional $500 for training. Originally offered only to individuals ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Crossroads Adult Education Literacy Program now facilitates High School Equivalency (HSE) GED Prep and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses at the Coastal Compass ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to remove statistics about the decline in the passing rate on the GED and other high school proficiency tests in New Jersey. The Rutgers study included an ...

Thursday, The Fort Smith Adult Education Center will host an informational meeting regarding GED testing. The test is offered at the adult center for free.Arkansas used to be one of the only states in ...