Why Coloradans are Trekking to Wyoming for High School Degrees

Rocky Mountain News reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrach visits First Take to talk about how GED test changes are effecting the exam's pass rates and what this means for Coloradoans.

Changes to the GED exam in 2014 made the test more rigorous, resulting in plummeting pass rates. This has caused some to seek out GED alternatives, like the HiSET offered in Wyoming.

Rocky Mountain PBS News reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrach followed teen moms along their journey to gain high school accreditation and dove into how others across the state, like these women, have been impacted by the GED’s revamp.

Every year in Colorado, 10,000 high schoolers drop out while only 2,000 people now pass the GED exam annually. 

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