GED rates rise.Every year, more teens attempt to join the ranks of Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. and Ruth Ann Minner Ruth Ann Minner (born January 17 1935) is an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, and is the incumbent , governor of Delaware The Governor of Delaware is the executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. The current incumbent is Ruth Ann Minner of Milford, Delaware. She is Delaware's first female governor and is serving in her second term. , not as comedians or politicians but as GED recipients The following is a list of notable GED recipients. Also included are people who are pursuing GEDs. GED recipients Actors and comedians
Reasons for the rise include more lenient regulations, the changing economy and large high schools. Twenty-nine states prohibit teens under 18 from the GED GED abbr. 1. general equivalency diploma 2. general educational development GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) → , but most are granting more exemptions for students such as those who are pregnant or incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. . The trend troubles some experts because some studies show that GED recipients earn less money in their lifetime than high school graduates. Urban Institute economist Duncan Chaplin explains, "There are few jobs where academics don't matter." Historically, dropouts turned to high-paying Factory jobs, but the jobs have been exported overseas. Today's dropouts have limited options and may take the GED sooner rather than later, says Joan Auchter, executive director of GED Testing Service. Thomas Lasley, dean of the school of education at the University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. , hypothesizes that GED recipients' chances of securing a post-secondary education are lower. But Auchter counters that most colleges and universities accept GED recipients. She admits their life circumstances like finances might make it difficult to complete a post-secondary education. Lasley believes the GED is attractive because high school doesn't meet teenagers' mentoring and guidance needs. He says the eight-period day, high stakes High Stakes is a British sitcom starring Richard Wilson that aired in 2001. It was written by Tony Sarchet. The second series remains unaired after the first received a poor reception. testing and negative peer interactions in a regular school setting create an alienating environment. Testing opponents claim high stakes exams also drive teens out of school and to the GED, and Florida data seems to support this idea. Manhattan Institute research indicates exit exams have no effect on graduation rates, and Chaplin claims the Florida spike in GEDs could be a temporary phenomenon. Accountability measures are a disincentive to retain problematic, low-achieving students--by stressing test scores over graduation rates, Chaplin says. The No Child Left Behind law could exacerbate this mid encourage schools to push low-scoring students into GED programs. Holding schools more accountable for graduation rates could prevent tiffs, be says. Auchter encourages schools to better understand why students leave school by holding exit interviews with dropouts, enabling schools to design programs to better meet local needs. GED Rates Number of people who earned high school equivalency based on GED tests 1971 227,000 2001 648,000 Source: National Center for Education Statistics |
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