New York flunks GED: HS equivalency exam pass rate is shameful last in nation:
"It is a shame of the Empire State: New York ranks dead last in the percentage of test-takers who pass the exam for a general equivalency diploma.
This is a huge problem in a city where 1.6 million young men and women are no longer in school and lack a high school diploma. For them, as well as for adult learners and immigrants, getting a GED is a crucial milestone on the way to getting a job, entering college or joining the military.
But the state Education Department funnels GED-testing money to schools, libraries and nonprofits with scant or nonexistent quality control."
"It is a shame of the Empire State: New York ranks dead last in the percentage of test-takers who pass the exam for a general equivalency diploma.
This is a huge problem in a city where 1.6 million young men and women are no longer in school and lack a high school diploma. For them, as well as for adult learners and immigrants, getting a GED is a crucial milestone on the way to getting a job, entering college or joining the military.
But the state Education Department funnels GED-testing money to schools, libraries and nonprofits with scant or nonexistent quality control."
