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…
NCME is pleased to announce the following award winners for 2026. The individuals and work outlined below will be recognized during the 2026 NCME Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Alicia Cascallar Award for an Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Scholar The Alicia Cascallar Award for an Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Scholar was established to…
Dear NCME Colleagues, As we head into the final stretch before our Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, there is a lot of energy across NCME. With just weeks remaining in my term, I am incredibly proud of what we’ve advanced together and even more excited about what’s ahead. From regional gatherings to expanded professional development…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the U.S. Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought jointly by NCME and the National Academy of Education challenging the Department’s termination of multiple federal education research studies and data programs. This ruling allows the case to proceed to the discovery phase….
Update: The article was updated with a new commentary phase timeline. Please advise this will not open until Monday, March 16. The NCME Presidential Task Force on the Role of Educational Measurement in the Protection and Advancement of Civil Rights (the Task Force) is excited to share the process and timeline for welcoming public comments on…
The NCME Publications Committee is excited to announce that Dr. Mary Pitoniak has been selected as the editor of the NCME Applications of Educational Measurement and Assessment Book Series through April 2030. Pitoniak worked at ETS for over 20 years, most recently as the Executive Director for Strategic Measurement. She currently serves as the President…
NCME is excited to announce that the fifth edition of Educational Measurement was published in December 2025. This edition is characterized by several firsts: (1) it is sponsored solely by NCME, (2) it has women as its editors—Linda Cook and Mary Pitoniak, and (3) in addition to a print version, it is available via open access. We wish…