Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice (EM:IP) is seeking a colleague to serve as visuals editor for a two-year term. The primary responsibility of the visuals editor is leading the journal’s annual Cover Graphic/Data Visualization Competition. Apply by Monday, August 17, 2026. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how the field communicates complex measurement ideas through compelling, accessible visuals—and to help guide the…
Dear NCME Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well and that the summer months are offering each of you some time for rest, renewal, and connection with family, friends, and colleagues. I am writing from New Zealand, where we have just completed a very successful International Test Commission conference on the theme “Testing for…
Dear NCME Colleagues, As we move into summer, I want to share a few highlights from our May Board meeting and some of the work now underway to advance NCME’s mission. Our discussion centered on how NCME can continue to provide leadership for the field at a time of rapid technological change, evolving professional needs,…
NCME invites volunteers to serve on two new presidential initiatives for 2026–2027: the Presidential Task Force on Validity, Fairness, and Quality in AI-Integrated Assessment and the NCME International Issues Committee. These initiatives reflect President Kadriye Ercikan’s priorities to advance validity, fairness, and quality in AI-integrated assessment; and expand NCME’s engagement with international measurement communities. Presidential…
This week, NCME signed two letters send to the Capitol to support funding initiatives. The first, signed along with 96 other organizations, calls for the full apportion of FY25 Institute of Education Sciences funding before it lapses on September 30, 2026. Funding was initially provided to IES but approximately $289 million has yet to be apportioned…
Dear NCME Colleagues, I am deeply honored to serve NCME as its President for 2026–27—an organization that has played a critical role in my career—and I appreciate this opportunity to share my initial thinking about priorities for my presidency. Educational measurement stands at an inflection point. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how assessments are designed, delivered,…
As shared during her Presidential Update at the NCME Annual Meeting Business Meeting, Past President Amy Hendrickson is launching a Task Force on Assessment Literacy to take a more strategic and coordinated approach to NCME’s role in this space. The need is clear: Assessment literacy is gaining attention across education, policy, and the public—but the…
The Graduate Student eBoard Competition, hosted by the Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC), was designed to showcase innovative graduate research while providing participants with valuable professional development opportunities. Students presented their work through digital poster displays (“eBoards”), allowing them to visually communicate their research and engage directly with judges and attendees. While many students submitted…
Dear NCME Colleagues, As I write this final presidential update, I find myself reflecting on what has been both an energizing and deeply meaningful year. NCME is a community defined not only by intellectual rigor, but by the people who continuously show up—thoughtfully, generously, and with a shared commitment to advancing our field. It has…
NCME, together with 28 other scholarly and professional societies representing more than 165,000 individual members and more than 170 colleges and universities, submitted a comment letter today urging the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to withdraw proposed changes to the System for Award Management (SAM) certification requirements for applicants and recipients of federal financial assistance. The societies…