As soon as the St. Cloud Area School District (MN) set up its online GED prep courses in 2009, the district began seeing unexpected positive impact. Not only were high school dropouts who previously ...

Securing the right job can make a significant difference in someone’s life. And while there may be many paths to landing that ideal position, they all begin with a high school diploma. Two programs in ...

Ramiro Eric Avalos just celebrated his 32nd birthday - his third awaiting trial in the Fort Bend County jail. "It's not depressing like it used to be," he said. That's partly because he started taking ...

Major changes are on the way for the series of tests known as the G-E-D, or General Educational Development tests. These are the tests taken by people who have left high school without receiving a ...

Hernando Chovil sits at a library table surrounded by school work. With his white ball cap pulled down over his eyes, he writes essays dissecting scene, setting and character prepping for a big test ...

A pilot program at the Army's Fort Jackson near Columbia, S.C., is offering high school dropouts a chance to earn their GEDs for free — in exchange for their service. The Army hopes this program will ...

CHESAPEAKE – Debbie Hunley-Stukes wants to give away thousands of high school equivalency diplomas. The new administrator of the school division’s Adult and Continuing Education Program knows that ...