President’s Message

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …