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Partner, Sponsor.

We are GED Testing Service, the sole provider of the official GED® test. We’ve helped over 20 million people attain their GED® credential—we are the only high school equivalency program recognized by 97% of employers and colleges nationwide. And we’ve been doing it for more than 75 years.
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GED Testing Service is a joint venture of the American Council on Education, which started the GED® program in 1942, and the leading education company Pearson.
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Mission.

GED Testing Service is focused on helping adults gain their high school equivalency diploma and change their lives for the better. Whether their goal is a new career, college or to climb the job ladder, our program is designed to help students develop the critical thinking skills and self-confidence that will help them flourish.

We look at the GED® as more than a credential: it is a tool to help adult learners develop the skills they will need to succeed across many careers and in higher education. GED® students unlock career and educational opportunities and become role models both to their peers and the next generation of learners.

We are the path to over 20 million success stories. We are GED Testing Service.​

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Lisa Pool-Osorio
​State Relationship Manager
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Jonna McDonough
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​State Relationship Manager
Jonna McDonough joined the State Relationship team at GED Testing Service in January 2020.  She has worked in adult education and high school equivalency assessment since 2013.  Jonna brings her extensive experience in staff development, training and education to the adult education community of professionals to support student learning and high school equivalency credentialing among adult learners.   Previously, Jonna worked in Health and Human Services, providing work, community and daily living training and case management services to adults with significant cognitive delays, and was a middle school ELA teacher for several years.  As a State Relationship Manager for GED Testing Service, Jonna works with the states of California, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. 
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Your official online resource to prepare for and earn your high school equivalency diploma.
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