Lawmakers consider making high school equivalency tests free for some New Mexicans

Lawmakers consider making high school equivalency tests free for some New Mexicans

Students hold diplomas after completing educational requirements. (Getty Images)Jorge Rodriguez has lived in Lea County for a year, working as a fitness instructor to provide for his family, but says he is limited in his professional growth without a GED certificate. And right now, he can’t afford the cost of the certification test. “If high school equivalency testing were free and if there were more testing centers like that in my rural communi…