84-Year-Old Woman’s Life Is Now Complete With Her GED Diploma
Joan Butler Kayser of Danbury, Connecticut, earned her GED diploma at 84 after leaving high school months before graduation to support her family.
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Joan Butler Kayser of Danbury, Connecticut, earned her GED diploma at 84 after leaving high school months before graduation to support her family.

A Milwaukee woman was first stopped from taking the GED test over a coat rule; she said it was religious attire, and Pearson VUE then let her test.

Kentucky's GED Plus lets adults earn a GED and a tuition-free college certificate at the same time, in four months or less, in high-demand fields.

Project WOW at JEVS' Orleans Technical College in Philadelphia offers free GED prep and building-trades training to dropouts aged 18 to 24.

Kodak Black passed the GED while held in Broward County jail in 2018, thanking two teachers on Instagram for their help and Saturday classes.

At Las Artes in Tucson, students aged 17 to 22 prepare for the GED through a 32-week program built around a murals class, with weekly stipends.

Taking breaks can improve test performance: a USC study of 2.8 million SAT, ACT and GED practice attempts found accuracy recovers after longer breaks.
