Colorado residents wishing to take a high school equivalency exam soon will have up to three options, not just one.
The Colorado Department of Education announced Friday it has signed contracts with three vendors, opening up new options after nearly 50 years of allowing only one test — the GED, or General Education Development exam — in Colorado.
In the next three to six months, officials said, two other options will be introduced at testing centers — HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) and TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) exams.
The move follows the lead of other states that have adopted alternative exams after a major revision to the GED in 2014 designed to align the test with Common Core standards in language arts and math, which are part of Colorado’s academic standards.
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