Arkansas Adult Education Ranks as one of the States with the Highest Pass Rates

The Arkansas Department of Commerce has demonstrated remarkable success in expanding and enhancing adult education programs in recent years. As the state grapples with evolving economic demands and a diverse population, the Department’s adult education sector has proven instrumental in fostering personal growth and economic development. The impact of this…

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,…

Sneak peek at our most innovative conference yet

Mark your calendars for an event that promises to ignite inspiration and innovation in the adult education ecosystem. From July 24-26, 2024, GED Testing Service proudly presents We Are Not Done Yet.  This gathering of educators, program administrators, industry leaders, and learners alike will delve into the future of…

Join us for GED Grad Day and for our new podcast this Friday!

This time of the year is so special as students celebrate the great accomplishment of graduating from educational programs that will enhance their lives and provide a brighter future. This is why GED Grad Day was created – to celebrate the accomplishments of recent GED Grads. Since many grads do…

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…

Find out about the GED Tech Apprenticeship in association with WithYouWithMe

GED graduates get free access to a world-leading online training program for jobs in the technology field. Students can join for free.  HOW IT WORKS https://withyouwithme.com/join-the-ged-tech-apprenticeship-program/

Tuesday is for Teachers: Let’s Focus on Close Reading

It’s time that we got serious about close reading.  Survey responses received from you echoed a desire for more strategies to improve Reasoning Through Language Arts results.  Over the past few years, we have focused on mathematics. We’ve worked hard to help students build their math skills – and we…

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…