Dear fellow NCME members, A strong professional community supports its members in difficult times. Recent cuts by the U.S. executive branch to funding and positions in measurement in education are having a direct and widespread negative impact on our community members and our mission to advance theory and applications of educational measurement to benefit society. Last…
We are thrilled to announce an NCME Special Conference called the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con). It will be held in-person in Pittsburgh, PA on October 27-29, 2025, at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. The theme is “Innovation and Evidence: Shaping the Future of AI in Educational Measurement”. This conference aims to gather an interdisciplinary…
Dear NCME Colleagues, Like many of you watching executive activity in and around federal data institutions in the United States, we in NCME leadership have been alarmed by rapid and reckless changes and their effects on our many members who work for and with federal institutions. These changes threaten the NCME mission: to improve measurement scholarship…
Join an NCME Committee and Shape the Future of Educational Measurement! It’s that time of year again to re-organize and re-energize our NCME committees! We have 12 topical committees, 2 program committees, 6 award committees that play are very active and play a crucial role in our community’s success. NCME committees involve various NCME programs…
Education, directed to the full development of the human person, is recognized as a fundamental human right (United Nations, 1949). Equal access to a quality education is furthermore recognized as a civil right in nations, states and other jurisdictions. In the United States, education rights are enshrined in constitutional protections (e.g., fourteenth amendment equal protection…
It is with profound sadness that I give the news that Ron Hambleton, one of the giants in the field of educational measurement, passed away this morning. Ron was a great friend and mentor to so many of us and made more contributions to educational measurement than perhaps anyone in our short history. Although best…
It is with profound sadness and grief that I share the news that Matthew Gaertner passed away last week. Words which have often served as my allies are failing me as I attempt to process the shock of this news. Matt was one of those people that fills the room with his energy and enthusiasm….
It is with profound sadness that I share with you the news of Rose McCallin’s passing on November 12, 2020. ose was a long-time NCME member, served on various NCME committees, and most recently, Rose was an NCME Board of Director from 2017 – 2020. I had the pleasure of serving on the Board with her and…