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State education officials are phasing out the old GED test in favor a new high school equivalency exam.The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says it has selected Educational Testing ...

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

Parkway Area Adult Education and Literacy offers free classes for adults to help them prepare for the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET, formerly GED); improve reading, writing and math skills; ...

The new GED examination, which is considered tougher than the high-school-equivalency test it replaced because it demands more analysis and asks fewer multiple-choice questions, drew 40 percent fewer ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is going to be using a new high school equivalency test starting next year. The state Board of Education on Wednesday decided to move away from the traditional GED ...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Missouri’s high school equivalency exam, otherwise known as the HiSET, is now available to first-time test-takers for free. The 2019 legislative session funded House Bill 1606, which ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- GED Testing Service (GEDTS) will be used by the state for administering high school equivalency tests beginning in January. New York had been using the TASC (Test Assessing ...

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri would pay testing fees for residents taking a high school equivalency test for the first time under a proposal that has won initial approval in the state Senate.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because of concerns that a new version coming out next year is more costly and will ...

COLUMBIA - Adult education students face some challenges due to changes to the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET). Starting this year, the test became fully computerized. This means adults not only ...

The Massachusetts department of education will now be covering the cost for Bay State residents’ initial GED and HiSET tests for each subject and two retakes for each test. The HiSET is an alternative ...