Family: A GED Motivator
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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