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<title>Time&apos;s running out on the old GED</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 8, 2012) 39 million Americans, a fifth of the population, never completed high school, one of the factors used to measure literacy rates. Of those, only about 1% earn a GED certificate or the equivalent of a high school diploma each year.  The test, which has been around since 1942, is poised to undergo major changes to prepare its recipients for a competitive workplace.  For Front and Center, Laurie Stern has this story from Minnesota. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19953/20120608/time-apos-s-running-out-on-the-old-ged">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[39 million Americans, a fifth of the population, never completed high school, one of the factors used to measure literacy rates. Of those, only about 1% earn a GED certificate or the equivalent of a high school diploma each year.  The test, which has been around since 1942, is poised to undergo major changes to prepare its recipients for a competitive workplace.  For Front and Center, Laurie Stern has this story from Minnesota. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19953/20120608/time-apos-s-running-out-on-the-old-ged">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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