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President’s Message – April 2026
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…
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President’s Message – March 2026
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…
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President’s Message – February 2026
Dear NCME Colleagues, February may be delivering a chill in the air for many of us, but NCME is very much in a warm, forward-moving season. The new year is already off to a strong and…
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President’s Message – January 2026
Dear NCME Colleagues, The start of a new year is a natural moment to reflect and to look forward, and I am doing so with both continuity and change in mind. NCME enters 2026 on the…
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President’s Message – December 2025
Dear NCME Colleagues, As we approach the close of 2025 (someone please explain how that happened so quickly), I am pleased to provide several important updates on organizational developments, leadership transitions, and new opportunities for member…
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President’s Message – November 2025
Dear NCME Colleagues, November brings momentum on several fronts, as we wrapped up October with a strong and successful AIME Conference, followed by an engaging convening of the NCME Board. Thank you for the energy you’re…
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President’s Message – October 2025
Dear NCME Colleagues, As we move into fall, NCME continues to thrive with activity and connection. From a lively regional gathering to a near-capacity AIME-Con, and from upcoming Board discussions to collaborative webinars, the energy across…
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President’s Message – September 2025
Dear NCME Community, As an organization, we are both strong and stable, while also embracing change and pursuing innovative ways to deliver meaningful, value-added opportunities for our members. This fall, NCME offers many ways to engage—through…
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President’s Message – August 2025
Dear NCME Community, As I meet and talk with more members and leaders within NCME, I continue to be overwhelmed by the engagement, ideas, energy, and passion of our board and organization. Here are a few…
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President’s Message – July 2025
Dear NCME Community, Summer is in full swing—and so is the energy across our NCME community! From active committee initiatives to exciting conference developments, this season has brought remarkable momentum, collaboration, and innovation. I’m pleased to…
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President’s Message – June 2025
Dear NCME Members, Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback on my initial thoughts about where to focus efforts in the year ahead to best support our community. Your perspectives are invaluable as I continue…
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President’s Message – May 2025
Dear NCME Colleagues: “The National Council on Measurement in Education is a community of measurement scientists and practitioners who work together to advance theory and applications of educational measurement to benefit society.” This mission statement continues…
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President’s Message – April 2025
Dear NCME Colleagues: Although this month remains in my presidency, this is my last News@NCME update as president. It has now been almost a year since I established the themes that have guided my term: Continuity, Unity,…
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President’s Message – February 2025
Dear NCME Community, As we settle into the new year, there is so much to look forward to in this great organization: 1) I am grateful to our program committee for working hard to release a preliminary…
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President’s Message – January 2025
Dear NCME Community, As we greet 2025, I am full of optimism for the coming year for NCME. Conference registration is open for our annual meeting at the Hilton Denver City Center, April 23-26. Representatives from over 35…
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President’s Message – November 2024
Dear NCME Community, October was another productive month for this great organization. Here are five updates that reflect some of the many ways NCME is advancing its mission, to advance theory and applications of educational measurement to…
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President’s Message – April 2024
NCME Presidential Themes for 2024-2025: Continuity, Unity, and Service Edited remarks presented at the 2024 Presidential Address, April 13, 2024Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education Colleagues, as is tradition, in my role…
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President’s Message – Fall 2020
Fall is here now, a fall that will be unique in so many ways. I hope you all are staying healthy and that if you have school-age children like me, the kids are staying productive and…
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President’s Message – Summer 2000
I have been an NCME member since 2000, when I started graduate school at Iowa. NCME been an intellectual home to me through the years, and I am so overwhelmingly excited and honored to get to…
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President’s Message – Perspectives on our Past, Present, and Future
At the time of this writing (April 6, 2020), I have only two weeks left as President of NCME. I have greatly enjoyed the honor of serving as your President, and it is somewhat sad to have…
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President’s Message – December 2018
Dear colleagues: Two big NCME events are coming up soon—the February Policy Seminar and of course, the Annual Meeting! I’m including information on both of these, followed by some general news items. Registration is now open…
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President’s Message – 2020 Vision
When most people think of “20/20 vision” clear eyesight comes to mind. The specific definition from the American Optometric Association is “normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20…
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President’s Message – March 2019
Dear colleagues: I’ll mention a couple of pieces of news before moving on to everyone’s main focus right now—the annual meeting! Policy seminar: We held the second successful NCME policy seminar on February 13 in Washington DC. …
