City Web Portal Will Streamline System and Help People Sign Up for the GED Exam

Speaker Christine C. Quinn, the Literacy Assistance Center, the New York City Department of Education, the Department of Small Businesses Services and the New York Community Trust Launch GED Compass

City Web Portal Will Streamline System and Help People Sign Up for the GED Exam

July 27th, 2010 -- Speaker Christine C. Quinn, as part of her effort to improve the GED system, announced the launch of GED COMPASS, a web portal that will centralize New York City's General Education Development (GED) testing seats and provide information on how to prepare for the GED test. Joining the Speaker in her announcement were Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, Phil Weinberg, President, New York City Workforce Investment Board, Suzanne Lynn, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Youth Community Development, Elyse Barbell from the Literary Assistance Center, literary expert and researcher Jacqueline Cook, Roderick Jenkins from the New York Community Trust, Mia Simon, Director of Special Initiatives from CUNY, Chair of the Education Committee, Robert Jackson, Council Members Annabel Palma, Gale Brewer and Maria Del Carmen Arroyo along with students who attend adult education and GED prep classes through the NYC Department of Education's Office of Adult and Continuing Education.
http://council.nyc.gov/html/releases/07_27_10_ged.shtml

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