Educational Records Bureau

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Educational Records Bureau
Formation1927;98 years ago (1927)
Legal statusPrivate, nonprofit
Headquarters New York, NY, U.S.
Products Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE)
Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP)
Membership2000 schools
Website http://ERBlearn.org

Educational Records Bureau (ERB) is a private, American educational nonprofit organization that provides standardized tests for both admissions (entrance exams) and annual assessments for 2,000 private and selective public schools during pre-K to grade 12.

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History

ERB was founded in 1927, and is headquartered in New York City with over 2000 member schools globally.

The organization is governed by a dedicated board of trustees.

Testing programs

ERB was mentioned in a New York Times article in 2011 after about 7000 (or 17%) of tested students had incorrect scores due to an error in use of a scoring key. Commenting on the effect in the New York Times, David F. Clune, president of ERB, stated, “It is a lesson we all learn at some point — that life isn’t fair.” [1] Errors in scoring had affected a smaller number of students at other testing organizations, most notably with an error in the scoring of 4000 students in the October 2005 administration of the SAT. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "New York Times April 8, 2011: "7,000 Private School Applicants Got Incorrect Scores, Company Says"". The New York Times. 2011-04-08.
  2. ↑ Hoover, Eric (2007-08-24). "$2.85-Million Settlement Proposed in Lawsuit Over SAT-Scoring Errors". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
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