October 8, 2004
Exit Exams for High School
To the Editor:
"High-School Exams May Affect Colleges" (The Chronicle, September 3) introduces speculative statements about the reasons for taking the GED tests.
Anyone who thinks the tests are an easy alternative to high school is completely mistaken. In fact, the tests are designed so that 40 percent of high-school graduates will not pass them. ...
A significant number of GED recipients do further their studies in higher education. Sixty-seven percent of recipients
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