St. Paul YWCA offers tutoring, incentives for 2013 GED completion
Upcoming changes to the GED's reading, writing, science, social studies and math tests have many people rushing to finish the high school diploma equivalent before the tests get more difficult in 2014.
The YWCA in St. Paul is using a $36,000 grant from Ramsey County to provide one-on-one tutoring for low-income students hoping to finish the GED.
Danielle Taylor, the YWCA's chief program officer, said having a GED is key to getting a job.
"That's a credential on almost every job posting," shd said. "The bare minimum is you must have your GED."
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Taylor says the YWCA is also offering $500 to people who earn their GED within the next month.
"It's going to be a little challenging to work around the holidays and the holiday calendars and the stress that comes along with that," Taylor said. "But as long as we remain involved and engaged and continue to motivate our participants, I don't see that this cannot happen."
So far, she said, five people have finished. She hopes more than a dozen will do the same by the end of 2013.
Ramsey County residents who are enrolled in the Minnesota Family Investment Program can take part in the St. Paul YWCA's GED program.