• Save on GED Ready – Be sure to tell your students that from September 15 – 22, they can get 50%off. GED Ready with promo code SAVE50 at checkout, valid for single subject purchases and 4-subject bundles.
• MythBuster – Some people in the education world have speculated there will be a new version of the GED Test in 2024 – NOT true! AT GED Testing we are continuously updating our content and looking at innovations to make the GED better suited to test takers but there will NOT be a new version of the GED in 2024.
• ICYMI – Check out the recap of the GED Annual Conference in July 2023 with the theme “YouInspire” in this video. Also, Save the Date for next year: July 23 – 25, 2024 in Long Beach, CA.

• Save on GED Ready – Be sure to tell your students that from September 15 – 22, they can get 50%off. GED Ready with promo code SAVE50 at checkout, valid for single subject purchases and 4-subject bundles.
• MythBuster – Some people in the education world have speculated there will be a new version of the GED Test in 2024 – NOT true! AT GED Testing we are continuously updating our content and looking at innovations to make the GED better suited to test takers but there will NOT be a new version of the GED in 2024.
• ICYMI – Check out the recap of the GED Annual Conference in July 2023 with the theme “YouInspire” in this video. Also, Save the Date for next year: July 23 – 25, 2024 in Long Beach, CA.

• Save on GED Ready – Be sure to tell your students that from September 15 – 22, they can get 50%off. GED Ready with promo code SAVE50 at checkout, valid for single subject purchases and 4-subject bundles.
• MythBuster – Some people in the education world have speculated there will be a new version of the GED Test in 2024 – NOT true! AT GED Testing we are continuously updating our content and looking at innovations to make the GED better suited to test takers but there will NOT be a new version of the GED in 2024.
• ICYMI – Check out the recap of the GED Annual Conference in July 2023 with the theme “YouInspire” in this video. Also, Save the Date for next year: July 23 – 25, 2024 in Long Beach, CA.

September kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) around the country. This annual celebration of the history and culture of the U.S. Latino and Hispanic communities commemorates how those communities have influenced and contributed to American society at large. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period in 1988.

September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of the independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Indigenous People’s Day and Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which are October 12, fall within this 30 day period.

For some context on the celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, the Hispanic population makes up 19.1% of the United States, making it the nation’s most significant racial or ethnic minority.

There are 13 states with one million or more Hispanic residents in 2022 — Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. The nation’s most significant increase in Hispanics was in Harris County, Texas 1.7%. from July 1, 2021-July 1, 2022.

The median age of the Hispanic population in 2022 is 30.7, up from 30.4 in 2021. The vast majority of U.S. Hispanics are U.S. citizens. About 81% of Hispanics living in the country in 2021 were U.S. citizens, up from 74% in 2010. U.S. citizens include people born in the U.S. and its territories (including Puerto Rico), people born abroad to American parents, and immigrants who have become U.S. citizens through naturalization.

Some Hispanic groups aged more than the overall U.S. Hispanic population between 2010 and 2021. The median ages of Puerto Ricans and Venezuelans living in the U.S. rose by more than four years, from 26.8 to 31.0 years and 31.3 to 36.0 years, respectively. In contrast, Hondurans’ and Spaniards’ median ages fell from 27.4 to 26.9 and 34.6 to 34.2, respectively.

The share of U.S. Hispanic adults with a bachelor’s degree is growing. One in five Hispanics aged 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2021. While this share was less than that of the overall U.S. population (38%), it was up from 13% of Hispanic adults in 2010. For additional information visit census.gov.

GED is pleased to celebrate the heritage and diversity of one of its most prominent groups of test takers!

GED Testing Service welcomes Ana Mostaccero as the new Communications Manager. Ana is originally from Peru with professional experience in education and communications in Spain, Belgium and the United States. She has dedicated her career to engaging all community members in transformational public projects with local, state and federal agencies. Ana served as Multicultural Engagement Manager and Spanish-language Spokesperson for the Colorado Attorney General most recently.

She has collaborated with nonprofits that offered the GED as a tool for immigrant integration and social mobility. Ana is delighted to join the GED Testing Service as she firmly believes in the power of education to enrich and transform people’s lives. Ana is bilingual in English and Spanish and speaks conversational French. She holds an MBA from Boston University Brussels and is a Certified Court Interpreter by the Colorado Judicial Branch. During her free time she enjoys traveling, dancing, Zumba fitness, and hiking with her dogs, Kai and Maeve.

September is a great month to begin the GED® journey! As education systems get into full swing, we want to acknowledge our educator community and wish you the best for this school year. We appreciate your hard work, guidance and support of our adult learners.

Educators like you reassure all of us of the great opportunities that education provides. You help us excel in the education ecosystem and allow us to keep inspiring and encouraging adult learners towards lifelong learning for personal and community enrichment!

During my decades of leadership at GED Testing Service®, we’ve worked closely with educators and administrators to develop programs that are best suited to the changing nature of adult learners, the tools we have available and our environment. We have also embraced the many different learning styles that exist. Since 2014 when we revamped the test to a computer-based format and aligned the content to match college and career readiness standards. We have developed numerous study tools and preparation programs. I am so proud of how we continue to assess the needs and realities of our diverse learners so we can better adapt how we can support learners of all ages wherever they are in the US or around the world throughout their GED journey and beyond.

I want to reassure our educators, administrators, and learners of our commitment to fight injustice and promote equity and social mobility. We will continue to invest in partnerships with local and national organizations that align with our mission to provide support and resources to underserved students. We have also recently joined forces with WithYouWithMe (WYWM) to provide digital tech skills and be inclusive of all learners at any point in their career journey. You can learn more about this partnership here.

In closing, in September we also observe Adult Education and Family Literacy Week from September 17 to 23. Adult Education and Family Literacy Week activities will focus on the pivotal role of adult education in enabling equitable access to societal resources, employment opportunities, and full participation in community life.