Celebrating Thanksgiving in our community of educators and learners

As we approach this season of Thanksgiving, we take a moment to reflect on the many blessings in our lives. This time of year, reminds us to express our gratitude, and today, we want to extend a special thank you to our educators who inspire, guide, and uplift our students…

GED & Me mobile app: A milestone in accessibility and engagement

Impressive usage results from the GED & Me™ mobile app in its first few months since launch – over 75,000 app downloads so far   GED & Me™, the official GED mobile app was launched in June 2024. The app features were designed for an individual learner who can…

Pearson focuses on the future, releases first USA Skills Outlook Map

On October 21, Pearson, the world’s lifelong learning company, launched the Skills Map of the United States, an in-depth analysis of the American job market through 2028. The report projects that 1.9 million new jobs will be created through 2028, even as automation, AI, and demographic shifts reshape the job…

Back to School – Resources to support GED Educators

Back to School: Six Essential Tips and Preparation Techniques for Adult Educators As summer fades and the back-to-school season approaches, adult educators nationwide are gearing up for another successful academic year. GED Testing Service has curated the following resources to support both new and seasoned educators. 1. GED 101…

A Summary of 2024 GED® Conference: We’re Not Done Yet!

Here is a summary of the 2024 GED Conference for the educators and program administrators who were not able to join us. The GED Conference, held in Long Beach, California, from July 24 to 26, was an inspirational event centered around the theme “We Are Not Done Yet!” The conference,…

Spotlight on California: California Council for Adult Education: Supporting Lifelong Learning

Innovative programs from the Voice of Adult Education in the largest state in the continental USA The California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) is California’s largest professional organization serving adult education. CCAE serves all levels of the adult education community, including teachers, classified staff, administrators, and learners. For this reason,…

Improvements to the GED website!

This Spring you will see a new layout of the Admins and Educator section of the GED website. The reasoning behind this revamp was to create a version that is more intuitive, easier to navigate and reflects a design that parallels the main GED.com homepage.  Most importantly, all existing content…

Our Commitment to Inclusion: Braille Assessments and Accommodations

Our Braille Services team ensures blind and visually impaired learners have the best experiences to learn and succeed during their GED journey. Have you ever wondered how a blind or visually impaired person might experience a science test, or a geometry exam? How do you represent tables, graphs, and diagrams…

Introducing Pearson Accelerated Pathways

Welcome, Jane Bledsoe, GED Director of Product Management, who will share information on Accelerated Pathways with our network of educators and administrators.  Tell us about Accelerated Pathways. How can it work with the GED curriculum and what are the advantages for our learners? Accelerated Pathways is a non-traditional, online…

We thank you for your Service: Honoring Veteran’s Day

Veterans Day occurs on November 11, 2023, and this National Day of Recognition was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. To end the fighting of the First World War, as a prelude to peace negotiations, an agreement called the Armistice was created.  Armistice comes from two words in Latin —…

Success: Natalie’s determination and “3 of 4 program!”

Natalie started her GED® journey in South Dakota in 2017 and passed three of four GED tests, but then she got busy and put the last GED test on the back burner. Barb Unruh, Program Specialist with the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, learned about a new…

Black Friday GED+™ Promotion

Black Friday GED+™ Promotion Learners can save on the GED+ Study tool during our upcoming sale.   4 Days of Deals From Friday 11/24 to Monday 11/27, save $75 on the 4-subject bundle or get $15 off a single subject purchase when you buy GED+…