GED


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GED 1

(jē′ē-dē′)
A trademark for a battery of standardized tests used as a qualification for a high school equivalency credential.

GED 2

abbr.
general equivalency diploma
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GED

general equivalency diploma.
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Receipt of a GED does increase the probability that school dropouts will attend college and participate in non-company training.
The motivation for this study comes from the recent influential work on the economic impact of GED certification by Stephen Cameron and James Heckman (1993).
Ged, who lives in Fazakerley, thanked the people of Merseyside for their generosity in a truly touching message of gratitude.
Bass player Ged enlisted musicians from the Gaelic community for The Bard's Tale IV Barrows Deep a sequel to 80s video game Bard's Tale.
But dad of three Ged was gutted to learn from his MND nurse that he does not meet the strict criteria required to take part in the trial of drug Interleukin-2, which is already used for some types of cancer.
The boy wasn't breathing and had no pulse - but off-duty Merseyside firefighter Ged sprang into action and stepped in to try and save his life.
The board approved the new tests in January, hoping their vendors would offer significantly cheaper tests and bring back a pencil-and-paper version that GED eliminated to the chagrin of high school equivalency certificate seekers with limited computer skills.
Both are on display at Redcar's high street Clock Gallery, which Ged helps run with a few other artist friends.
The program includes everything an employee needs to successfully prepare for and pass the GED test.
But changes made to the GED test in 2014 have led to nine times fewer Mississippians passing the test.