ERB Replacement Test for NYC Private School Kindergarten to Be Announced Late March

Diane Hess of Crain’s New York breaks the need-to-know timing news that the private school organization ISAAGNY will announce a replacement test for the ERB in late March:  ERB Exam-prep firms cram for new test

In her article, Hess recounts the dramatic birth and growth of NYC private school kindergarten ERB test prep.  Only five years old, the category is worth millions of dollars in books, tutoring, and classes.

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“No matter what they do <in late March>, the test-prep companies will be right with them,” said Emily Glickman, head of Abacus Guide Educational Consulting in Manhattan, which advises families on getting into private school.