Search Results - "High School Equivalency Programs"

Military Tuition Assistance Program: Background and Issues. CRS Report R47875, Version 4. Updated

Authors: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Kristy N. Kamarck Clayton M. Levy

Source: Congressional Research Service. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Military Training, Military Personnel, Student Financial Aid, Tuition, Tuition Grants, Federal Aid, Grants, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Career and Technical Education, Certification, High School Equivalency Programs, Resource Allocation, Federal Legislation, Program Descriptions

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Pell Grant Program

Pathways to Opportunity: A Quantitative Case Study of Persistence and Credential Attainment among Adult Education Learners in Washington, D.C. Research Brief

Authors: American Institutes for Research (AIR) Neha Nanda Amani Talwar et al.

Source: American Institutes for Research. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Education, Educational Attainment, Academic Persistence, High School Equivalency Programs, Charter Schools, Mathematics Skills, Reading Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Needs, Attendance, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Students with Disabilities, Dependents, Place of Residence

Geographic Terms: District of Columbia

22+ Adult High School Diploma Program Provider Performance Report: Fiscal Year 2024

Authors: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Source: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 20

Descriptors: Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Students, Competency Based Education, Credits, Withdrawal (Education), Reentry Students, Career Readiness

Geographic Terms: Ohio

Adult Education: The Road to Success

Authors: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Sara Mitzel

Source: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Basic Education, Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Public Education, Job Training, High School Equivalency Programs, Partnerships in Education, Wages, Educational Attainment, Unemployment

Geographic Terms: North Dakota

Secondary and Postsecondary Education Outcomes of Students with Experience in Foster Care: Systematic Review of the Literature from 2000-2023

Authors: Nathanael J. Okpych Kenyon Whitman Jane Lee et al.

Source: AERA Open. 2025 11(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Foster Care, Secondary School Students, Literature Reviews, Graduation Rate, College Enrollment, High School Equivalency Programs, Outcomes of Education, Race, Disproportionate Representation, Barriers, Educational Legislation, Parent Rights, Student Records, Privacy, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Racial Differences

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 1974, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015

Update: Title I, Part D: Prevention, Intervention, Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk. Report to the Legislature

Authors: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Ada Daniels Emmelia Wargacki

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Prevention, Intervention, Child Neglect, Delinquency, At Risk Students, Federal Aid, State Aid, Grants, State Agencies, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Programs, Correctional Education, Transitional Programs, Resource Allocation, Financial Support, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Accountability, Access to Education, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Educational Attainment, High School Graduates, High School Equivalency Programs, Career and Technical Education, Job Training, Educational Objectives, Educational Improvement

Geographic Terms: Washington

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015

New York State Education Department Annual Report, 2025

Authors: New York State Education Department Betty A. Rosa, Contributor Jeffrey Matteson, Contributor et al.

Source: New York State Education Department. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 68

Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Departments, State Programs, Educational Policy, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Preschools, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Education, Career and Technical Education, Higher Education, Bilingual Education, Student Personnel Services, Academic Support Services, Pupil Personnel Services, Accountability, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Change, Organizational Objectives, Special Education, Religious Schools, Private Schools, American Indian Education, Equal Education, State Regulation, State Standards, Cultural Education, Cultural Centers, Museums, Libraries, Archives, Educational Television, Public Relations, Information Dissemination, Social Media, Web Sites, Court Litigation, Compliance (Legal), Contracts, State Legislation, Educational Finance, Budgets, Educational Technology, Human Resources

Geographic Terms: New York

Competency-Based Diploma Pilot Program. Provider Performance Report: Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025

Authors: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Source: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Competency Based Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Education, Educational Attainment, Pilot Projects, State Legislation, Young Adults, Credits, Academic Persistence, Dropout Prevention

Geographic Terms: Ohio

2025-2026 Florida Adult Education Assessment Technical Assistance Paper

Authors: Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), Division of Career and Adult Education

Source: Florida Department of Education. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 79

Descriptors: Adult Education, Testing, Adult Basic Education, Secondary Education, High School Equivalency Programs, High Schools, Mathematics Skills, Language Arts, Placement Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Mathematics Tests, Occupational Tests, Scores, Pretests Posttests, Accountability, Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Adult Students, Training, Distance Education, State Policy

Geographic Terms: Florida

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Test of Adult Basic Education, Work Keys (ACT)

Silver Bullets Don't Exist--The False Allure of Grit in Dropout Recovery Research

Authors: Deborah O’Brien Elaine M. Radmer

Source: Critical Questions in Education. 2025 16(2):145-161.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Dropout Research, Resilience (Psychology), Dropout Programs, Reentry Students, High School Students, Adult Students, High School Equivalency Programs, Academic Achievement

Competency-Based Testing and Credentialing: Addressing Inequity in Adult Education via State Policy Reform

Authors: Austin S. Jennings (ORCID 0000-0002-3342-2205)

Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives. 2025 33(3).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Credentials, Equal Education, State Policy, Adult Education, Educational Change, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Scores, Educational Policy, Alignment (Education), Validity, Educational Attainment

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests

New Tricks? Understanding the Role of Education, Incarceration, and Reentry on the Older Correctional Population

Authors: Angela S. Murolo Lena M. Campagna

Source: Journal of Prison Education Research. 2025 9(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults, Program Effectiveness, Access to Education, Cognitive Ability, Interpersonal Relationship, Aging (Individuals), High School Equivalency Programs, Career and Technical Education, Males, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Secondary Education, Incidence, Recidivism, Role of Education, Classroom Environment, Health

System Rules Manual of the Illinois Community College Board

Authors: Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)

Source: Illinois Community College Board. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 165

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Boards of Education, Administration, Documentation, Institutional Characteristics, College Admission, Student Evaluation, Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Financial Policy, Tuition, Grants, Personnel Management, Adult Students, High School Equivalency Programs, Access to Information, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation

Geographic Terms: Illinois

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

Course Corrections? The Labor Market Returns to Correctional Education Credentials. Working Paper No. 294-0224

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) James Cowan Dan Goldhaber et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 47

Sponsoring Agency: William T. Grant Foundation

Descriptors: Correctional Education, Labor Market, Institutionalized Persons, High School Equivalency Programs, Educational Certificates, Vocational Education, Employment Level, Income, Construction Industry, Manufacturing Industry, Outcomes of Education

Geographic Terms: Washington

GED® College Readiness Benchmarks and Post-Secondary Success. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-914

Authors: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University Blake H. Heller

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 66

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Harvard University, Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR)
Harvard University, Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG)

Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, College Readiness, Eligibility, Benchmarking, Academic Persistence, College Preparation, College Credits, Identification, College Attendance, Scores, Cutting Scores, Prediction, Academic Aspiration, Educational Attainment

IES Funded: Yes

'You Don't Know What I Went Through': Adult Learners Healing through Multimodal Play

Authors: Rachael Gruen

Source: Adult Literacy Education. 2024 6(3):16-26.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Literacy Education, Play, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Trauma, Rehabilitation

Geographic Terms: Illinois (Chicago)

2024-2025 Florida Adult Education Assessment Technical Assistance Paper

Authors: Florida Department of Education, Division of Career and Adult Education

Source: Florida Department of Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 67

Descriptors: Adult Education, Evaluation, High School Equivalency Programs, Students with Disabilities, Public Policy, Accountability, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests

Geographic Terms: Florida

Annual Report: Accomplishments and Priorities, New York State Education Department, 2024

Authors: New York State Education Department

Source: New York State Education Department. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 44

Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Departments, State Programs, Court Litigation, Legal Problems, Contracts, State Legislation, Budgets, State Aid, Educational Finance, Public Relations, Information Dissemination, Social Media, Web Sites, Bilingual Education, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Student Personnel Services, American Indian Education, Educational Facilities Planning, Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Career and Technical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Cultural Education

Geographic Terms: New York

Exploring the Persistence of Adults on Secondary Education Courses: Occupational Status, Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy as Key Factors

Authors: Lidia Daza-Pérez Juan Llanes-Ordóñez Pilar Figuera-Gazo

Source: Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research. 2024 13(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Students, Adult Education, Well Being, Student Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Student Empowerment, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Spain

Optimal GED Student Recruitment: Perceptions of Program Directors

Authors: Michael T. Miller (ORCID 0000-0002-4278-3870)

Source: International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management. 2024 12(1):1-12.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Equivalency Tests, Student Recruitment, Administrator Attitudes, Program Administration, Administrators, Classification, Labeling (of Persons), College Students, Population Groups

Geographic Terms: California, Tennessee, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests