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Students will soon face a more difficult GED Exam

Administrators at the adult education center are concerned that the GED overhaul will make it harder for many test takers to complete the exam.
Administrators at the adult education center are concerned that the GED overhaul will make it harder for many test takers to complete the exam.
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Students will soon face a more difficult GED Exam

Thousands in California are racing to get their GEDs before the high school equivalency exam goes through a major transformation.

The multi-part test will become more rigorous starting January 1, 2014,  with the goal of better preparing test-takers for college and careers. For the California Report, Charla Bear says anyone who hasn't taken the current version by the end of the year will have to start over.