GED Information
- 2010 Statistical GED Report
- 2009 Statistical GED Report for the state of Virginia
- 2008 GED Statistical Report
- 2007 GED Statistical Report
- American Council on Education: Includes latest GED report
- GED Prep Information
- The Virginia GED: Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
- Virginia Department of Education: GED Program (General Education Development)
GED 2012
- ACE: Announcement and explanation of the new 2012 GED Test Series
- GED Assessment Guide: 2012
- Changes to GED Testing Spur Worry: PilotOnline
Reports
- 2008-2009 GED Statistical Report, PDF document
- After the GED: Helping Students Take the Next Step, Ken Appelt, 2007
- Among Those Completing High School Later, Employed Women With GED Diplomas Earn More Than Those With High School Diplomas, 2006
- Bias-Corrected Estimates of GED Returns
- Characteristics of GED Recipients in High School, 2002-06, NCES
- Cost Per GED Completer, 2007
- Economic Impact of the GED, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning
- High School and GED: Equivalent for Drop Outs? 2005, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Measuring High School Drop Out Rates: Virginia Performs, 2011
- The American High School Graduation Rate: Trends and Levels, 2007′
- Transitioning Adults to College: Adult Basic Education Program Models, NCSALL, 2006
- What are the Economic Effects of Earning a GED in Prison?, NCSALL, 2005
- What is the Relationship Between Cassas Assessment and GED 2002?
Research
- A Comprehensive Literature Review of Research on the GED Diploma to Clarify Conflicting Conclusions Arising from Asynchronous Hypothesis and Study Designs, Patricia Casey Vanderloo, 2004
- Economic and Non-Economic Outcomes for GED Credential Recipients, GED Testing Service Research Studies, PDF Document, 2008-2
- GED Candidates and their Post-secondary Educational Outcomes: A Pilot Study, 2009, ACE
- GED Testing Service Research Studies
- GED Research: The Adult Literacy Education Wiki
- In Defense of Testing Series: GED® Testing Service Research Studies, 2008
- John Tyler’s Working Documents:
- 2005 -Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education? (Working paper version, not for citation. PDF file.)
- 2004 -Basic Skills and the Earnings of Dropouts. Economics of Education Review 23:3 (2004), 221-35. (Working paper version pdf.)
- 2004 -Does the GED Improve Earnings? Estimates from a Sample of Both Successful and Unsuccessful GED Candidates.Industrial and Labor Relations Review 57:4 (2004), 579-98. (Working paper version pdf.)
- 2004 -The Devil’s in the Details: Evidence from the GED on the Large Effects of Small Differences in High Stakes Exams . Economics of Education Review 23:4 (2004), 336-49. With Richard J. Murnane and John B. Willett. (Working paper version pdf.)
- 2003 -Who Benefits from a GED? Evidence for Females From High School and Beyond. Economics of Education Review 22:3 (2003), 237-247. With Richard J. Murnane and John B. Willett. (Working paper version pdf.)
- 2003 -The Economic Benefits of the GED: Lessons from Recent Research. Review of Educational Research 73:3 (2003), 369-403. (Working paper version pdf.)
- Labor Market Impacts of the GED Test Credential on High School Drop Outs: Longitudinal Evidence, 2011, ACE
- Links to GED Research, Information, and Instructional Resources, Colorado Department of Education
- Reliability and Validity of the GED Tests, American Council on Education
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