News Brief

03/19/13

Montana Gets New High School Equivalency Exam

Associated Press (03/19/13)

Montana education officials have contracted with Educational Testing Service (ETS) to create a new high school equivalency exam that will replace the General Education Development tests due to an increase in the test price to $120 from $55 by next year. The deal aims to give high school students access to an affordable, high-quality exam, says State Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau. ETS was chosen because of its ties to the Common Core State Standards initiative.
To read the full article, click here 

This news brief was summarized for Chiefline, CCSSO's weekly newsletter. Click here to receive Chiefline in your inbox weekly. Newsbrief Copyright 2012 INFORMATION, INC.