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Teachers usually can’t use standardized tests to accelerate students’ learning. The tests are often too general and the results too slow in coming to help teachers make daily instructional decisions.

Each year, America spends roughly $2 billion on standardized achievement tests at the national and state levels. Credit: John Locher/Associated Press The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.