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The
General Education Development (GED) Tests were originally established
during the 1940's as a way for military men to obtain their high
school diploma after returning from their service in World War II.
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Television
star Jamie Lynn Spears earned her GED in 2008.
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Country
music singer Gretchen Wilson is a GED graduate.
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Emmy
Award-winning comedian Chris Rock has his GED.
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Bill
Cosby is a GED graduate who has also received several Grammy and Emmy
Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Actor
Christian Slater had some trouble with the GED Math section. Read
about it in this online People
Magazine Article.
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The
GED Testing Service posted a very informative GED
Testing Fact Sheet in 2009 (PDF).
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The
Executive Summary of a 2008 GED Testing Service Research Study
entitled "Economic and Noneconomic Outcomes for GED Credential
Recipients" states the following:
1. Among
the adults who did not pursue a postsecondary education, almost half of
the adults holding a high school diploma or a GED credential are employed
full time.
Furthermore, GED credential recipients are more likely to hold a paying
job within in the last three years than adults with less than a high
school education.
2. GED credential recipients substantially earn more in both weekly wage
and personal income than adults with less than a high school education.
3. GED credential recipients are likely to make $115 more weekly than the
adults without a high school education, keeping other variables constant.
There is no statistically significant difference in terms of weekly wages
earned between an individual holding a traditional high school diploma and
one with a GED credential.
4. GED credential recipients and traditional high school graduates have
comparable weekly wages; however, GED recipients are lagging behind in
personal income by a considerable amount. With other variables controlled,
GED credential recipients have $3500 more in annual personal income than
adults with less than a high school education, and $1600 less than adults
with traditional high school diplomas.
5. With other variables controlled, for those who eventually pursue
postsecondary
education, holding a GED credential has no statistically significant
impact on wage earning versus holding a traditional high school diploma.
However, adults holding a traditional high school diploma may have about
$3,060 more annually in personal incomes than those who hold a GED
credential. (Source: Executive
Summary - PDF)
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