AUSTIN (KXAN) — Math questions on the STAAR test continue to be under scrutiny, but no action was taken Wednesday by the State Board of Education. “This is their lives. This is so important to them.

If the two sample GED math questions in the Jan. 26 newspaper (“Test yourself with these sample GED test questions”) are representative of the math test, I need to send my high school diploma back to ...

Wondering how you might do if you took today's GED? See if you can answer these questions: (Related: Too tough? Revised GED test putting students' lives on hold) 1. You have a small jar filled with ...

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For 26-year-old Sequoia Dennis, the days leading up to Dec. 19 looked like this: Get up, go to math class, eat lunch, go to math class, come home and do more math. Dennis, of Allentown, was getting ...

CONCORD — Every time a bell rings in the holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel gets its wings. In a similarly heartwarming gesture, every time teacher Christine Paynton rings a bell in her ...

The GED test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes. On Thursday, an upgraded GED exam and two new competing equivalency tests offered in ...

Currently, GED applicants in New Jersey pay $50 to take all five sections of the test the first time, then $10 each time they retest a section. Students are tested in reading, writing, math, science ...

Georgians who can’t earn a decent living after dropping out of high school pay a price to get back on track academically. In July, that price is going up by $80 or more. Fees for General Educational ...

Across the state and nation, adults are racing to earn their GED high school equivalency certificates by December — or start all over again with tougher, computerized tests next year. The process to ...