Standardized tests are increasingly important in how students, teachers and schools are evaluated. Teachers must follow precise rules to ensure that no one gets an unfair advantage during testing.

Here’s an inside look at what it was like as teachers at one school, Success Preparatory Academy, prepared for tests this spring.

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This story was produced in collaboration with WWNO-FM, New Orleans’ NPR affiliate.

Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams stays on top of the city's loosely organized collection of public schools, with a special emphasis on charter schools. In 2011 she was recognized by the Press Club of New Orleans for her...