Henry Moore of Gillsville will get his GED in early March after a change in the scoring of the test gave him a passing grade. Changes in the high school equivalency exam were made nationally in January 2014, and the number of people who passed the test dropped dramatically, said Brenda Thomas, executive director of the adult education program at Lanier Technical College. Thomas said the new version in January 2014 was “a much more rigorous test than in the past.”
Scoring change helps more adults secure GEDs
Passing grade drops five points, making test shorter, and retroactive to 2014