Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e6VJeNP20763; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 15:40:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 15:40:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5F6C7F4A7177D311A0C6002035687B8EC98871@exchange1.sos.state.mo.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jones, Karen" <jonesk@sosmail.state.mo.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3074] Re: [NIFL-4EFF:1101] EFF Concerns in R.I. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Status: O Content-Length: 1772 Lines: 40 I'm reopening the "who needs a GED" issue. A couple of NCSALL reports came to my attention this morning, one indicating that actual increase in earning power based on a GED alone is pretty limited, but students who use it to get into other training programs or college courses do increase earning power because of the latter programs the GED makes possible. Another suggests that actual cognitive skills may also be of some value long term in the job market in the absence of a GED and/or higher education. I'm looking at a summary of a paper report, but I believe the research can be gotten from the website http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/research/report_extra.html-and I'm sure it is available in paper from NCSALL. It might suggest some scenarios and justifications for when a GED is more or less necessary or should be a priority. Karen Jones Original Message----- From: mdryden@esconett.org [mailto:mdryden@esconett.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 8:43 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3025] Re: [NIFL-4EFF:1101] EFF Concerns in R.I. I am trying to give a program some guidelines on which potential GED learners really need the GED certificate. For example, if a student has his high school diploma from a foreign country, he does not need a GED to enter college in the US; if an engineer from a foreign country wants a license here, he does not need a GED--he needs to take the licensing exam in English, and perhaps to fulfill some other requirements. However, if a learner does not have a high school diploma from any country, he needs GED to go to college, for employment, etc. Is there any summary of helpful information, to assist programs in determining if a learner needs the GED certificate, to meet his goals?
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