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Important GED Accommodation Updates

Important GED Accommodation Updates

GED Testing Service provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations to individuals with documented disabilities who demonstrate a need for accommodations. Read on to learn about new important updates to accommodation scheduling and testing options for GED students. Read More

CASAS GOALS: What Do We Know?

CASAS GOALS: What Do We Know?

The new CASAS Reading GOALS test series has received a full 7-year approval from the U.S. Dept. of Education for use in the federal National Reporting System (NRS) at all levels of Adult Basic Education and Adult Secondary Education. What does this mean for ABE programs in Minnesota? Read More

TABE 11&12: What Do We Know?

TABE 11&12: What Do We Know?

Data Recognition Corporation announced that TABE 11&12 has been approved by the Department of Education’s National Reporting System (NRS) for a period of seven years. What does this mean for ABE programs in Minnesota? What do we know about TABE 11&12? Read More

Changes Are Coming to ACCUPLACER

Changes Are Coming to ACCUPLACER

Do you prepare learners to take ACCUPLACER®? If so, you may be interested in the changes that Minnesota State has planned for ACCUPLACER. Read More

Is It Time for an Assessment Training?

Is It Time for an Assessment Training?

Training is essential to a quality assessment. Is it time for your staff to update their training? Should you wait for the new assessments to be approved and released? Read More

TABE/CASAS Accommodations

TABE/CASAS Accommodations

Does your student have dyslexia?  Mental health challenges?  A physical or chronic health condition?  ADHD?  If you answered yes to any of the above, the student may qualify for TABE/CASAS testing accommodations. Read More

GED Testing Accommodations

Do you suspect that your student has a specific learning disorder, such as dyslexia (reading) or dyscalculia (math)? Is your student in a position to take the GED?  If you answered yes, your student may qualify for GED Testing Accommodations. Read More

The New Assessments: What Do We Know?

You may have heard that NRS approval for the tests we currently use for reporting purposes ends on June 30, 2017. The good news is that the NRS has extended the approval date for all currently approved assessments to February 2, 2019! Read More

What’s the Latest with the GED Test?!

Check out the latest and greatest GED updates. Be sure to keep abreast of classroom tools and resources related to the new score changes! Read More

GED Testing Updates

Catch up on the latest changes to the GED test, including passing scores, testing costs, and test sections. Read More