Sentences with phrase «school equivalency exams»

«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.

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.

Education agency spokeswoman Debbie Ratcliffe said «there has never been a definite timeline for implementation» of the alternative high school equivalency exams.

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.

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.

A new high school equivalency exam, HiSET ™ is the result of a recent collaboration between ITP and Educational Testing Service.

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They can get a diploma by taking the equivalency exam, or they can take high school courses at community colleges, or, in Florida and a few other states, they can take courses on line over the internet.

In 1995, more than 1.7 million young adults ages 18 to 24 earned high school credentials by passing an equivalency exam such as the General Educational Development (GED) test.

More recently, many organizations and companies are no longer recognizing equivalency exams as a valid substitute to a standard high school diploma.

All states offer one of three exam types that leads to a high school equivalency credential (an alternative to a high school diploma).

If you didn't complete high school, you can win a high school equivalency diploma by taking a thorough exam on center high school subjects.

Applicants with a high school equivalency diploma or less than a 2.4 high school cumulative GPA, or those who attended high school outside of the United States, will need to pass an entrance exam for admission.

Teaches adult students from various socio - economic backgrounds and education levels to take and pass the GED (High School Equivalency) exam.