GED Academy Articles

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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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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