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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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State officials told the paper the new test would cost around $30 less per test-taker. The state covers all costs for high school equivalency tests. The HiSET test also would allow the state to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has started offering high school equivalency exams online, another option while many in-person testing locations remain closed due to COVID-19. The state Department ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- New York will no longer be offering the TASC exam for people seeking to get their high school equivalency diploma. The New York State Department of Education (NYSED) said it’s ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — The land of enchantment is set to become the fifth state to offer high school equivalency exams for free, the New Mexico Higher Education Department announced on Monday. The ...

TENNESSEE (WATE) — Tennesseans can now obtain their high school equivalency diploma online. The new at-home exam makes the state test accessible to adult learners while many testing centers are closed ...

BOAEMAN, Mont. - The state of Montana is entering a contract with Educational Testing Service to develop a new exam to replace the GED. We told you how the for-profit company that now operates the GED ...