The demand for adult education is growing, with 39 million American adults lacking a high school diploma. Innovative GED experts at the GED Academy have identified four crucial elements to success for adult education students. As the number of adult Americans without a high school degree nears 40 million, adult education is becoming [...]
Sesame Street has become a cultural icon–and a proven innovator in combining education and entertainment. Today, the GED Academy combines education and entertainment for the adult learner, addressing the needs of a growing number of adults without high school diplomas.
When Sesame Street first aired in 1969, it revolutionized preschool education with its controversial integration [...]
Over 39 million American adults lack a high school diploma, according to U. S. Census Bureau figures, and around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U. S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). In quantitative literacy, that number [...]
Education pays. That’s what the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says. People with more education make more money. That’s not a big surprise. But they also are less likely to be unemployed. Who has the highest unemployment rate and lowest pay rate? People without a high school diploma. [...]
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Young men and women who join the Army know that Army education means basic military skills, like how to shoot an M-16 rifle. Yet for some new Soldiers, they’ll also be getting reading, writing and arithmetic thrown in with the bargain. In an effort to widen the pool of eligible recruits the Army [...]
Director Lee Daniels’ film Precious, Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, stars Gabourney “Gabbie” Sidibe as Claireece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen-year-old girl who cannot read or write, but has reached 9th grade with good grades. When Precious is threatened with being expelled after being impregnated for the second time by her father, she [...]
There is no short-cut to better jobs and higher education. For the 39 million American adults without high school diplomas, it can be frustrating to find that opportunities are closed to them. Pam Graves had experienced this frustration first hand. As a new mother needing a higher-paying job, Graves applied for a [...]
Around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U. S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) ( http://www. essentialed. org/NCES%20Report. pdf ). In quantitative literacy, that number is 46 million. These are startling figures, and it’s a difficult reality [...]
A GED or General Education Diploma is sometimes also called a General Education Development program. The basis for the GED is a series of tests to determine if a minimum level of proficiency has been reached. These are not difficult tests but do require a wide breadth of understanding on a [...]
