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Acknowledgements, Research and Data Sources for Articles: Adult Learners, The American Council on Education, its Who Passed the GED? GED 2004 Statistical Report, National Community Partnerships for Adult Learning, “Urgent Need Report,” J.H. Tyler’s “Results from a New Approach to Studying the Economic Benefits of the GED,” Focus on Basics, B.L. Brown’s “Is the GED a Valuable Credential?” research funded by the US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics: Special Analysis, 2002, US Dept. of Education, Center for Lifelong Learning, G. J. Dean’s “The Value of Obtaining a GED in Pennsylvania,” PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, and “The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts,” released in March 2006, research reports conducted by Civic Enterprises and Peter D. Hart Research Associates and commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.