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Schools across the country are using standardized tests to measure just about everything on student performance. And these tests can have stark consequences. 

School closures, student diplomas, teacher pay raises - all are increasingly linked to test results. 

This new American RadioWorks documentary examines how high-stakes testing took root in American classrooms and what effect it is having.

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Schools across the country are using standardized tests to measure just about everything on student performance. A new American RadioWorks documentary, Put to the Test, examines how high-stakes testing took root in American classrooms and what effect it is having.

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