al.com

Down syndrome didn't stop Alabama student from earning general education diploma

On January 28, 1999, a four-pound fighter entered the world at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham - barely breathing, yet still exceeding expectations. Kari Balazs was taken away from her mother, ...
Education Week

For Special Education Students, ‘Regular Diplomas’ Can be Watered Down

When it comes to students with disabilities, what goes into a “regular diploma” can be very different than it is for general education students—and that can leave those students with a high school ...
journalgazette

Indiana's general high school diploma ill-prepares students for future

Last month, state education officials announced a plan to reduce Indiana’s four primary high school diplomas to two options beginning with students currently in the seventh grade. Preeminent to the ...
Morningstar

This Back-to-School Season, New PSAs Inspire Adults to Get Their High School Diploma— for Themselves and Their Communities

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since 1993, the Foundation has awarded more than $254 ...
WAVE3

Indiana diploma requirements are changing, officials want public input

JEFFERSONVILLE, In. (WAVE) - High school students the Hoosier State could soon have a new, more personalized path to graduation. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released a preliminary ...
Fierce Healthcare

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan offers to pick up the tab for Medicaid enrollees who want GEDs

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is offering to foot the bill for Medicaid enrollees who want to earn a General Education Diploma and become high school graduates. The program began this ...