Educational Records Bureau

Educational Records Bureau (ERB) is an educational services Non-profit Organization that offers assessments for both admission and achievement for independent and selective public schools for Pre K-grade 12.

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ERB was founded in 1927, and is headquartered in New York City with over 2000 independent school and public school members globally.

Leadership

The organization is governed by a dedicated board of trustees.

Testing/assessment 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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