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Washington’s GED completions are down by half. The test changed amid COVID-19, but did it go far enough? By Joy Resmovits, The Seattle Times
Published: January 6, 2021, 11:30am
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In December, Aisha Gonzalez lived for her 18th birthday, for its promise to unlock her future.
Because her education was interrupted before she started high school, she needs a GED to move on. But there was a hitch: To take the GED, a high school equivalency exam from the testing company Pearson VUE, people need their own ID.
And to take it online, youth under 18 also need the consent of a parent with an ID. Gonzalez is estranged from her mom, so she had to wait until her birthday to get the paperwork moving.
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The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges awarded nearly $5 million in federal CARES Act dollars to community and technical colleges across the state as they work to restore workforce-related programs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time grants come from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provided by the CARES Act.
Workforce programs, in which 48% of the community and technical college system’s approximately 356,000 students were enrolled in the 2019-20 school year, were significantly disrupted in spring quarter by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to stop its spread. These programs require a hands-on component, so measures like physical distancing and lab and classroom capacity impacted the number of students who could participate at any one time. The GEER grant is intended to help colleges as they find new and different ways to provide instruction so students can complete their programs and enter the job market ready
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The Washington State Lt. Governor’s office Friday announced the launch of a new, adult-friendly degree program called theApprenticeship Pathway. The first such program in the country, the Apprenticeship Pathway was created through a partnership with Central Washington University and Renton Technical College as part of the Lt. Governor’s Complete Washington Program.
Rolling admissions are now open for the 2021 winter quarter program.
The Apprenticeship Pathway program, designed specifically for workers in the building and construction trades, counts work and apprenticeship experience for credit and is offered in a flexible online format. Starting with a registered building trades apprenticeship program, which articulates into Renton Technical College’s multi-occupational trades associate degree, the Apprenticeship Pathway ultimately culminates in a bachelor of applied science degree from Centra