(TNS) — The GED, the brand that for decades has been almost synonymous with a high school equivalency diploma, is no longer offered in Tennessee. The "general educational development" test created and ...

Change has been the operative word in Tennessee’s adult education system over the last year, and the current change adopted by the state is Educational Testing Service’s HiSET program. Tennessee is ...

Adults in Pennsylvania seeking a high school equivalency degree now have two options, and local educators say that’s good news. Last week, the state Department of Education announced it would begin ...

BATON ROUGE – For the past 71 years, thousands of Louisiana students who didn’t finish high school have received alternative diplomas by completing a test commonly referred to as “the GED.” But ...

For some Tennessee residents, a new state voucher waiving the $75 high school equivalency test (HiSET for short, a GED equivalent) will remove, at least, the monetary barrier to getting high school ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Thursday that the state will now cover the cost of GED and HiSET tests for Massachusetts residents. Access to affordable ...

Before HiSET, the state offered an exam called the GED. Originally, the GED was replaced because it expired at the end of 2013, as it has done periodically in history to allow for updates, Strand said ...

DES MOINES — Iowans ranked the highest for the percentage of individuals who passed a high school equivalency exam administered in 25 states and four U.S. territories, state officials announced ...

BOSTON — For the first time since 1945, Massachusetts adults taking a high-school-equivalency test will not take a General Educational Development, or GED exam. State education officials announced ...

WATERLOO, Iowa --- Iowans who are currently earning their GED need to finish by Dec. 13 or risk retaking the five-part exam. That's because the Iowa Department of Education is replacing the high ...

After 40 frustrating minutes of trying to launch the HiSET test for the test-takers who had driven great distances and waited patiently, Michelle Voto apologized for the technical difficulties and ...