Quinn To Demand GED Test Reforms In State Of City Speech
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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is expected to ask New Yorkers who have not graduated from high school to get their general equivalency diploma in her State of the City speech Thursday.
Quinn's entire State Of The City speech will air LIVE on NY1, starting at noon Thursday.
Quinn is expected to call the GED testing system "broken," and share how only 48 percent of city test takers pass the exam and how New York has the lowest GED pass rate in the nation.
The speaker is also expected to propose fixing the system by connecting those who visit city employment centers with GED testing and preparation courses.
She also wants to make sure that those who sign up to take the GED exam are better prepared for it.
Currently, according to Quinn, 1.6 million New Yorkers do not have high school diplomas.