Most GED preparation programs focus on test preparation, with the average student studying only 30 hours before taking the exam. It is life skills that matter, not certificates.

Massaro didn't give specific numbers for tests taken, but said they are slightly down, but would increase at the end of the year. Last year, the price of the GED test was $65.

News Spokane Changes will make GED test harder, more expensive Exam will be computer-based Fri., April 13, 2012 Olympia Samoilov, 48, takes a science test Wednesday at Spokane Community College.

Steven Silva, a 27-year-old Antioch resident, is one of dozens of students in the Pittsburg Adult School’s GED preparation program studying to finish his tests before the deadline.

The GED test, the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes. On Thursday, Jan 2, an upgraded GED exam and two new competing equivalency tests offered in several states will ...

The GED Testing Service is touting other changes to the exam, including offering an official practice test and better materials to help test-takers prepare for college, such as assistance in ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...