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For most jobs, and even admission to the military, a high school diploma is the bare minimum credential required. New Jersey ranks high in terms of education with over 35 percent of its workforce having completed four years of college or more.2 But New Jersey is also home to 256,000 adult workers who do not have a high school diploma or GED, 7.3 percent of whom were unemployed in 2014.3 For these workers, the High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma, previously known as a GED, is the primary path to gain access to the basic skills necessary to compete in today’s labor market.  \nIn January 2014 , New Jersey began offering three testing options to achieve an HSE diploma: GED Testing Service (GED); Education Testing Service (HiSET); and McGraw Hill (TASC) . To better understand the impact of these changes in New Jersey, we analyzed NJ Department of Education data from 2015 and 2016 and compared it with GED data from 2012 and 2013. Data from 2014 were not comparable because the changes took effect two months into the year. We present our analysis and conclude with recommendations and policy prescriptions for New Jersey policy makers, educators, and other stakeholders for improving access to affordable, quality HSE diplomas that lead to post-secondary education and better jobs and security for more New Jerseyans.  \nBackground  \nSince 1959, the General Education Development (GED) test administered by the non-profit American Council on Education (ACE) had been the only adult education test available in New Jersey. However, in 2011, ACE announced the creation of the new GED Testing Service, a joint venture of ACE and the for-profit company Pearson VUE. The new test aligned with Common Core  \nCWW Issue Brief  \nNJ High School Equivalency Test January 2018  \nPage 2  \nState Standards (CCSS) and was now available only online (it had been administered in a paperbased format) .4 These changes were accompanied by a substantial increase in the cost of the test. The changes took effect nationwide.  \nThe new testing policy caused concern among policy-makers and other stakeholders in many states, who feared that it would be more difficult for test takers to access and complete the test. While the majority of states have continued to support GED tests, eight states, including New Jersey, have added additional options and 10 states have stopped offering GED tests altogether. In 2013, the New Jersey Department of Education passed a Resolution adopting three test options for state-issued high school diplomas , becoming one of only 5 states to offer all three available tests.  \nBeginning March 2014, HSE test takers in New Jersey could take exams from one of three for-profit providers – GED Testing Service (GED/Pearson), Education Testing Service (HiSET) , and McGraw Hill (TASC) .5 These options vary in cost, content and scoring, and location of the test sites. Prior to 2014, the cost of the test had been capped at $50. Now, costs range from $90 to $120 for the full battery of tests with additional fees for retaking the test. The most expensive of these options is the GED. All tests align with Common Core State Standards. In 2016, after extensive analysis of test data and in consultation with policy makers and elected officials, GED decided to lower its passing score by 5 points, from 150 to 145 , and to offer two additional score levels – a score of 165-174 is considered “GED College Ready”; and a score of 175 or more is considered “GED College Ready +Credit.”6 New Jersey has yet to adopt the new GED scoring system.  \nAdult Learners in New Jersey  \nHaving a high school diploma comes with a range of benefits for ","cbCaiq2LjLrb6gdZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq2LjLrb6gdZ","pdf",1091535,"English","# Introduction\n## New Jersey’s HSE testing options\n# Background\n## GED evolution and policy changes\n# Adult Learners in New Jersey\n## Benefits and economic impact\n## Participation and completion trends","[{\"question\":\"How did testing policy changes affect test cost and scoring?\",\"answer\":\"Test costs increased compared with the earlier $50 cap, and scoring rules evolved for GED, including a lower passing score and additional “college ready” score levels.\"}]","High School Equivalency Tests - Center for Women and Work Issue Brief - January 2018 | PDF",23]