What does GED stand for?

General Equivalency Diploma

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The GED is often informally referred to as the General Equivalency Diploma, because those who pass the GED tests are considered to have educational skills equivalent to that of a high school graduate.

Overview of General Educational Development Tests

The council recommended creation of two stipend positions, one for a coordinator or facilitator for students who could get a high school diploma and another for a coordinator or tutor to help students receive a General Equivalency Diploma.

Guidance for dropouts sought; Alternative ways of getting a diploma

High schools need to stop advocating against proficiency tests, which enable students to graduate early, and general equivalency diplomas.

12TH GRADE: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS GONE TRADITIONAL FOUR YEARS OF ...

Also, the book incorrectly defines GED as General Education Diploma, instead of General Equivalency Diploma.

The History and Politics of Private Prisons: A Comparative Analysis

Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003 Educational Program Allows Mexican Offenders to Earn an Official General Equivalency Diploma (GED) From the Mexico Department of Education In a continuing effort to return Mexican inmates back to Mexico as productive citizens, Cornell Companies (NYSE:CRN) announced today that it has teamed with the Mexico Department of Education to begin an innovative educational program at its Big Spring Correctional Center in Big Spring, Texas.

Cornell Companies Begins Innovative Mexican Educational Program at ...

Van Thournout is currently president of McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, which publishes materials for the English as a Second Language, Adult Education and General Equivalency Diploma (GED) markets, and will continue to oversee the unit.

Steve Van Thournout Appointed President of Wright Group/McGraw-Hill