Ohio Gov. John Kasich is urging his state to allow use of two high school equivalency tests in addition to the GED. If approved, the move would add to the shift that鈥檚 already underway to erode the dominance of the GED.
Gov. Kasich plans to add language to a to earn their diplomas, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
In proposing the bill, Kasich wanted to create more options for young people, but he also wanted to create 鈥渁 competitive market鈥� to help drive down test costs, Ryan Burgess, the director of the governor鈥檚 office of workforce transformation, told a house committee Tuesday, according to the Plain Dealer.
Since the GED was revamped and aligned with the common core, its price has gone up, e and pass rates have gone down, and competitors have chipped away at its market share. More than 40 to explore alternatives to the GED. to their offerings.
So far, the main competitors to the GED are the Educational Testing Service鈥檚 , and McGraw-Hill Education CTB鈥檚 .
The , creating a chart that compares the formats and cost of the three tests, and shows which states are using which as of July 2015, and how they鈥檙e subsidizing those tests. UPDATE: The author of that ECS report, Jennifer Zinth, sent me an update to that chart: She said that as of May 2016, 25 states offer HiSET or TASC as alternatives to the GED.
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