Educators

ISEE Insights: Learn More Than a Score

By ERB Team / February 21, 2024

ISEE Insights, being released today, is a new tool to help interpret and quantify the benefits and risks of different score profiles. The launch is part of NextGen Admission, ERB’s equity-driven initiative, providing measures, data insights, and resources for admission professionals and administrators. […] read more

6 Reasons to Attend an ERB Connections Regional Conference

By ERB Team / February 1, 2024

Driven by the broader theme of “Connections: Impacting the Learning Landscape Through Data and Insight,” our regional conferences enable educators to explore data-driven insights and understand the importance of supporting the whole child at school and in the classroom. […] read more

An Equitable Approach to Test Prep and Practice: How Can We Level the Playing Field?

By Molly Moore Green / January 31, 2024

As a member-driven organization that supports equity in assessment, ERB partnered with Test Innovators to level the playing field for all students by providing free test practice for all ISEE fee-waiver recipients. […] read more

The Power of Transparency with Your Board of Trustees

By Tom Rochon / January 17, 2024

The respective roles of Board and leadership in upholding excellence and driving change are best maintained through proactive transparency. […] read more

What’s the First Step in Leading Curricular Change? It Might Be a Curriculum Audit

By Sarah Hanawald / December 19, 2023

When conducted thoroughly, a curriculum audit will help you provide a clear picture of how well your curriculum aligns with your school’s mission, the latest educational standards, and published statements about your program.  […] read more

The Trends Shaping the Future of K-12 Assessment in 2024

By ERB Team / December 15, 2023

Evolving approaches to assessment development and administration can help support educational equity and ensure you are getting a holistic and accurate measure of student growth. […] read more

Communicating Assessment Results with Students’ Families: 6 Tips for Educators

By ERB Team / December 15, 2023

Educators can use this list of key strategies to ensure students’ families have the necessary information and context about their assessment results. […] read more

Beyond Grades: Nurturing Growth at Parkview Baptist with ERB’s Whole Child Solution

By ERB Team / December 7, 2023

For Parkview Baptist School, which piloted the Whole Child Solution in the 2022-2023 school year, the solution already offers critical insights into areas of strength and challenges. […] read more

Introducing NextGen Admission: ERB’s Equity-Driven Approach

By Molly Moore Green / November 15, 2023

ERB is focusing on the future of equity-driven admission assessment, tools, and other resources through an initiative we are calling NextGen Admission. […] read more

How ERB Collects Data to Measure Student Well-Being in the School Community

By ERB Team / October 13, 2023

At ERB, we measure students’ overall well-being through three key facets: emotional well-being, academic engagement, and sense of fairness and belonging in the school community.  […] read more

Latest Reading

Mike Flanagan Named CEO

The Enrollment Management Association (EMA) and The Educational Records Bureau (ERB) are excited to announce the selection of Mike Flanagan as the CEO of the new organization that will be formed by their merger.  Mike is a recognized leader in the independent school community and will bring more than 30 years of experience in nonprofit association and educational technology leadership to the new organization.  […] read more

Learning Growth Among Students in NAIS Schools Before, During, and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

Among NAIS member schools that are also ERB members student learning has made a substantial recovery from the COVID disruption. Assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year show that the pace of student learning approximates pre-pandemic rates of growth in ELA and has exceeded pre-pandemic growth in Math. […] read more

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Tips for Every Section of the ISEE

As for any assessment, best demonstrating your knowledge on the ISEE also requires a strong set of test-taking skills, such as time management and answer choice elimination. Test-taking, like any skill, can be learned and improved through practice.  […] read more

1 + 1 = 3 is around the corner!

We are pleased to announce that the ERB and EMA boards have signed an affiliation agreement to make our merger official. This signing followed a unanimous vote by each board to approve the merger this fall. […] read more

ERB and EMA continue to progress on their path to merge.