KUAR | By Ronak Patel
Arkansas education officials say they’re making progress in lowering the number of people who don’t have high school diplomas.
During a ceremony Wednesday at the state Capitol, the state's Department of Workforce Services honored people who had the top 25 highest scores. Last year 2,066 Arkansans received the General Equivalency Diploma, which is equal to a high school diploma.
In a keynote address, Dalton Smith of Van Buren, who is a former GED graduate and current University of Oklahoma student, shared how obtaining the diploma can change the direction of one’s future.
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Dalton Smith, a student at the University of Oklahoma, tells how obtaining a GED changed his life.