March 3, 2010 @ 10:31 am
· Filed under Choose Education Wisely, Common Questions & Answers, GED Preparation
Despite the benefits of a GED, including improved earning potential, more job opportunities, and access to higher education, most adult Americans without a high school diploma don’t take the GED exam. America’s 30 million adults who lack a high school diploma or GED face significant problems in earning a GED. As adults, GED candidates have entered the workforce, taken on financial responsibilities, and started families. Because of under-education, these adults often struggle to make ends meet, holding multiple jobs and lacking transportation and child care. All these factors make it difficult to study for and earn a GED, the path to a more viable career.
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February 25, 2010 @ 11:32 am
· Filed under Activate Your GED Learning, Benefits of a GED, Can I Pass the GED?, Common Questions & Answers, GED Preparation
In a September 2009 report, the Community Service Society notes that 1,000,00 New York adults, one in five workers, lack a high school diploma or GED. The state ranks 48th in the US in GED pass rate, and only 60% of test-takers pass the GED. Compare this to Iowa, where in 2001, 95% of test-takers passed the GED. Iowa’s statistics show that the GED is doable. GED test takers can pass. So, why do people fail the GED? Why does a state like New York have such low pass rates?
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February 18, 2010 @ 9:19 am
· Filed under Benefits of a GED, Choose Education Wisely, Common Questions & Answers, GED Preparation, GED Study Tips, GED in the workplace, Planning for the GED Test
The GED is an enormous step for the 39 million American adults without a high school diploma. The most important step, though, comes after: college. Whether it’s a university or a trade school, post-secondary education greatly improves a GED recipient’s potential earnings and career choices. But does the GED prepare you for college? How does someone who didn’t graduate high school acquire the skills to graduate college?
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February 11, 2010 @ 11:40 am
· Filed under Choose Education Wisely, Fake GED Diplomas, GED Myths, GED vs. Fake H.S. Diploma
The GED Testing Service (GEDTS), a program of the American Council on Education (ACE), recently issued a warning about fake online GEDs. The warning reminds, “Please be advised that the GED credential cannot be earned via the Internet nor through correspondence programs.” The GED Tests are only available at official GED Testing Centers.
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February 4, 2010 @ 9:41 am
· Filed under Common Questions & Answers, GED Academy Students
Rodney Caulkins, a high school dropout who earned his GED, wants to help others achieve the same success that he has. He has set up a $1,000 scholarship to help people earn their GEDs in Prince William County, Virginia, where he lives.
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January 27, 2010 @ 12:56 pm
· Filed under Activate Your GED Learning, Finding Time to Study, GED Academy Students, GED Preparation, GED Stories
The 2007 dropout rate in the U.S. was 8.7%. In 1980, that number was 14%. Though the high school dropout rate has declined, each year, millions of adult Americans join the 39 million others left behind, without a high school diploma or GED. There are many reasons why adults go back to earn a GED: better jobs, higher education. However, one of the big, often unmentioned, motivators for adults to get a GED is family.
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January 20, 2010 @ 3:28 pm
· Filed under Benefits of a GED, Can I Pass the GED?, Free GED Preparation, GED Preparation
Over 39 million adult Americans don’t have a high school diploma or GED, and as education has become more valuable in the job market, earning a GED has become a more and more important goal for many Americans. Many adult learners aren’t sure what’s the best way to achieve a GED diploma, and move on to higher education, better jobs, and increased personal fulfillment. Adults have many options for GED preparation, but one critical element is a GED practice test.
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January 14, 2010 @ 9:48 am
· Filed under Benefits of a GED, Choose Education Wisely, GED Stories
The story is familiar: A father dropped out of school years ago, in order to work. He’s been working ever since, and now he’s got kids himself. He wants them to stay in school, and to value education. To set an example for his children, he decides to go back to school and earn his GED. It’s a story we hear at the GED Academy from many parents, both mothers and fathers. Only this father is a little different: actor Christian Slater.
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December 31, 2009 @ 10:49 am
· Filed under Benefits of a GED, Choose Education Wisely, What Good is the GED?
ABC News anchor Peter Jennings. Actor and comedian Chris Rock. Sanjaya Malaker, the popular singer from American Idol. Judge Greg Mathis. What do these people have in common, besides being famous and respected? None of them finished high school, and they all earned their GED.
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December 23, 2009 @ 8:39 am
· Filed under Activate Your GED Learning, Benefits of a GED, Common Questions & Answers, GED in the workplace
In America, 39 million adults don’t have a high school diploma. As employers demand more education from their workers, jobs get harder to find for adult Americans with no high school diploma or GED. Still, many adults think that high school is behind them. They’ve already dropped out. One way or another, they’re getting by. Why should they go to the trouble to study and get a GED? Here are a few reasons why a GED can help any adult with no high school diploma.
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