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National Needs Alter Plans for
GED® 5th Edition Test

Date: October 7, 2009
From: Martin Kehe, GED Testing Service® Interim Executive Director

For Distribution to GED Administrators, State Testing Professionals and Partners

Over the past several months the movement towards more rigorous national standards for high school education has gained momentum. This changing national conversation on what it means to be a high school graduate and what is needed to be college and career ready has a direct impact on the GED Test. We must introduce changes and improvements to the GED Test that are aligned with this new direction. As a result, we will not introduce a GED Test, 5th Edition, on January 1, 2012. Because of the changing national landscape we have decided to transition directly from the current 2002 Test Series to a new, more comprehensive assessment program. This new program, GED 20/20, will dramatically increase the number of test-takers and GED credential recipients who are prepared to pursue postsecondary education opportunities. Elements of the new program will be introduced as early as 2010.

We are preparing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for distribution next week. The FAQ document will be updated regularly as additional guidance becomes available.

Read the Frequently Asked Questions online.
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This page last updated on 10/20/2009