New York state is recruiting about 1,200 seniors to help develop the
new high school equivalency exam being created from scratch by CTB / McGraw - Hill to replace the GED exam.
«With more than 700,000 adults
taking high school equivalency exams annually and pass rates well below 70 percent in many states, ensuring success on these tests is not only crucial to the personal and professional success of adult learners taking them — it's also vital to the continued strength of our national workforce and economy,» said Peter Cohen, president of McGraw - Hill School Education Group, in a press release today.
The program's adaptive technology provides learners with a highly personalized experience that enables them to prepare effectively
for high school equivalency exams at their own pace and in their own way.»
You should know that the IDNYC Card is an official form of identification that can be used in City Agencies, the NYPD, for entry into public buildings like schools, to take
the high school equivalency exam in New York City.
The Career Collegiate Institute serves students between the ages of 17 to 21, preparing them for
the high school equivalency exam while at the same time working in partnership with Erie Community College to get them ready for college.
Last year, new
high school equivalency exams were introduced nationwide in an effort to update the decade - old General Educational Development (GED) test and align it with new high school standards, known as the Common Core, adopted by a majority of states.