Education
New, Tougher GED Has Students Scrambling
Julia Harte |
With more rigorous standards for the high-school equivalency diplomas set to arrive in 2014—and get harder after that—people are racing to prep for and take the test now.
The Fund for Public Advocacy, city DOE and SBS, SUNY, New York Community Trust and others have teamed up to try to improve GED pass rates.
With more rigorous standards for the high-school equivalency diplomas set to arrive in 2014—and get harder after that—people are racing to prep for and take the test now.
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