Florida gets a new GED exam today. The high school equivalency test is going exclusively online. Education advocates are greeting it with mixed feelings. The new GED has been retooled to emphasize ...

STARKE, Fla., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At 39 years old, Jennifer, a single mother of three from Florida, did something she never thought possible—she earned her GED. Just six months later, her ...

Special correspondent on education John Merrow reports from Florida on the changing numbers of high school dropouts. I knew I had goals in life that I wanted to succeed in, and the only way for me to ...

Florida just pumped value into its high school diploma. But in the process, it may have thrown several thousand struggling students under the bus. The reason: An abrupt decision by the Department of ...

TALLAHASSEE — Students who complete a Florida dropout prevention program will no longer get standard high school diplomas, but will still receive most of the same benefits as those who do, state ...