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Look what is happening with the GED test.  They have made the test harder and now there has been a drop in test takers (in all states).  Now some states are using a different test to give diplomas.  This is how things can go.  There is nothing to say that states will drop out of CC if there is a drop in the graduation rate.  [/quote]

Yes, this is another Pearson and Common Core screwup of massive proportions that has the potential to create a huge welfare state and drive up the crime rate to astronomical proportions, or both:

http://m.clevescene.com/cleveland/after-a-major-overhaul-to-the-ged-test-in-2014-18000-fewer-ohioans-will-pass-the-exam-this-year-than-last-along-with-nearly-500000-across/Content?oid=4442224&showFullText=true

[b]Nearly 500,000 Fewer Americans Will Pass the GED in 2014 After a Major Overhaul to the Test. Why? And Who's Left Behind?[/b]

But the test changes — which implemented the controversial Common Core standards and required the exam be taken online instead of on paper — has made passing the GED test more difficult than anyone can remember.

The numbers are shocking: In the United States, according to the GED Testing Service, 401,388 people earned a GED in 2012, and about 540,000 in 2013. This year, according to the latest numbers obtained by Scene, only about 55,000 have passed nationally. T[b]hat is a 90-percent drop off from last year.[/b]

[b]And there are serious repercussions[/b]. As national economic policy is emphasizing more adult education programs, and [b]most jobs (even Walmart shelf stockers) require a high school diploma, the new GED test has pretty much moved the goal posts way back. And that includes the incarcerated, where so many prison re-entry education programs include getting the high school drop-out population to pass the GED test.

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