The Kentucky Office of Adult Education is taking its GED testing on the road, traveling to 25 areas in the state lacking access to brick-and-mortar buildings with in-person adult education services.
“As an education-first administration, we believe that access to education – from pre-K to postsecondary and beyond—is the key to a brighter future for all Kentuckians,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “Early in my first term, we made GED testing free, and this new traveling unit is our latest effort to remove barriers to educational access. Thanks to the extraordinary work of our local providers, we are taking testing directly to Kentuckians in need, improving people’s lives and enhancing their future employment opportunities.”
The Lifelong Learning Branch of the Kentucky Office of Adult Education, which oversees GED services in conjunction with local providers offering services across the commonwealth, identified GED testing deserts within the state. These include remote or rural locations and other areas where adult learners face greater challenges accessing traditional GED testing centers, such as limited transportation options or a lack of conveniently located testing facilities.
After analyzing information provided by the local providers and conducting site visits and surveys, 25 counties with no brick-and-mortar testing sites were identified, prompting the idea of a statewide GED mobile unit to fill in the gaps. The counties where the mobile unit will travel are Adair, Barren, Breathitt, Caldwell, Christian, Green, Hancock, Hopkins, Kenton, Knott, Lee, Leslie, McLean, Metcalf, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Rockcastle, Taylor, Todd, Trigg and Wolfe…