(Kentucky) Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education, announced today that 10,294 Kentuckians earned GEDs during FY2010-11 that ended in June, representing a 10 percent increase from the 9,357 diplomas awarded from the previous year. Not only did more students earn GEDs, the pass rate of test takers also increased from 80 percent to 83 percent.
Council President Bob King said, “This is great news for Kentucky, and we applaud these graduates who are now better prepared for the workforce or to transition to college.” Officials attribute the annual increase in GEDs to free testing offered during April, May and June as well as ongoing efforts by local adult education programs in all 120 counties.
