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MAJOR CHANGES COMING TO TENNESSEE’S GED TEST
MAJOR CHANGES TO THE GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - OR G-E-D - TEST WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR.  THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S ADULT EDUCATION DIVISION IS PREPARING FOR THE NEW TEST THAT WILL INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT CONTENT CHANGES, A HIGHER COST AND IT MUST BE TAKEN ON A COMPUTER.  THE COST TO TAKE THE TEST WILL GO FROM THE CURRENT FEE OF 65 DOLLARS TO 120 DOLLARS AND PAPER-BASED TESTING WILL BE PHASED OUT IN FAVOR OF COMPUTER-BASED TESTING AT ALL TEST CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE.  THE CHANGES WILL BE THE BIGGEST OVERHAUL OF THE EXAM SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1942.
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