Editing General Educational Development (section)

== Calls for abolition ==
There are calls for the GED to be abolished. Those who support abolishing the GED say the program reduces high school graduation rates,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Heckman|first1=James J.|last2=LaFontaine|first2=Paul A.|last3=Rodriguez|first3=Pedro L.|title=Taking The Easy Way Out: How The GED Testing Program Induces Students To Drop Out|journal=Journal of Labor Economics|citeseerx=10.1.1.378.8881|year=2008|volume=30|issue=3|pages=495–520|doi=10.1086/664924|pmid=24634564|pmc=3950965}}</ref> is outmoded, and a financial burden for low-income participants.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Schlueter|first1=John|title=To Get More College-Ready Students, Drop the GED|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/To-Get-More-College-Ready/230819|journal=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|access-date=16 January 2018|date=10 June 2015}}</ref>

As of May 3, 2024, the General Education Development (GED) high school equivalency program is no longer available in Canada and is now replaced with the new Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ged.com/en-ca | title=Home }}</ref>