Funding already appropriated for the Institute of Education Sciences to support education research on what works for students and schools is at risk of expiring. We appreciate this Senate letter and join its call for the Education Department to release funds to fulfill this intent.

Scoring reliability has traditionally depended on inter-rater agreement, which requires additional human scores that are costly, time-consuming, and vulnerable to rater effects. 🗓️ May 13, 4 p.m. Eastern 👉 buff.ly/RhrLaQ5

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 assessment literacy. 👉 Read more and indicate interest to participate : buff.ly/h2ihNO3

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Graduate Student eBoard Competition Fourth Place Winner: YunHang Yin, University of South Carolina for Double Trouble: Assessing RMSEA When Jointly Handling Non-normality and Missing Data! 👉 buff.ly/xqo3s4O

In her first President's Message, new NCME President Kadriye Ercikan shares her priorities for the coming year. 👉 buff.ly/zBQlfsd

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Graduate Student eBoard Competition Third Place Winner: Jing Huang, Purdue University for Adaptive CUSUM Charts for Real-Time Detection of Item Parameter Drift in CD-CAT ! 👉 buff.ly/xqo3s4O

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Graduate Student eBoard Competition Second Place Winner: Laura Pires Gifford, Washington State University for Spatial Methods for Understanding Academic Proficiency from an Ecological Perspective! 👉 buff.ly/xqo3s4O

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Graduate Student eBoard Competition First Place Winner: Tai Sun Jeong, University of Wisconsin–Madison for Validating a Behavioral Measure of Test-taking Engagement: A Latent Regression Approach! 👉 buff.ly/xqo3s4O

Wish you were back at the 2026 #NCME Annual Meeting? Check out the photo gallery to re-live the experience! 📸 buff.ly/oPFytBN

Scoring reliability has traditionally depended on inter-rater agreement, which requires additional human scores that are costly, time-consuming, and vulnerable to rater effects. 🗓️ May 13, 4 p.m. Eastern 👉 buff.ly/RhrLaQ5

The 2026 NCME Fitness 2.5k/5k Walk/Run had a record number of teams competing for the coveted Team Competition Title. The Pearson Purple Pacers (α ≥ .90) were this year’s winning team! Congratulations on an outstanding showing, coordinated purple team shirts, and an alliterative team name!

Thank you to those who met in Los Angeles for the 2026 #NCME Annual Meeting! You can now check out the final proceedings at buff.ly/7J5YiXu.

NCME is proud to announce that the newest Educator Note is now available, providing perspective on “A Framework for Culturally Conscious Assessment: Translating Research to Practice for Classroom Practice." 👀 buff.ly/uwOZA16

The call for proposals is open for the Classroom Assessment Conference in Minnesota, November 12–14! This year's theme is “Creating Equity & Innovation through the Confluence of Research and Practice in Classroom Assessment.” 👉 Find out more and submit by May 29: buff.ly/Iwc8SFF

🚨 AIME-Con 2026 Call for Proposals is now open! This year’s conference will be in Pittsburgh, October 5–7, and the theme is “Measurement Science in AI-Integrated Assessment and Pedagogy." 👉 buff.ly/Y3JKxXC

Want to help build a more inclusive and representative measurement community? Want to assist in choosing award and funding recipients? Have insight to contribute to the knowledge base of the Association? 👉 Complete the volunteer interest form: buff.ly/pGhKEA4

The call for proposals is open for the Classroom Assessment Conference in Minnesota, November 12–14! This year's theme is “Creating Equity & Innovation through the Confluence of Research and Practice in Classroom Assessment.” 👉 Find out more and submit by May 29: buff.ly/Iwc8SFF

Congrats to Friday's #NCME2026PhotoContest Winners: Krista Burrus Mattern and Ye Tong! Please stop by the NCME Info Desk on the 5th Floor to claim your prize.

There's still time! NCME's Annual Meeting photo competition is back. Check out the rules and be sure to tag #NCME2026PhotoContest for a chance to win a limited-edition hat.

Congrats to Thursday's #NCME2026PhotoContest Winners: Andry Julieth Bustamante Barreto and Yuan Ge! Please stop by the NCME Info Desk on the 5th Floor to claim your prize.

Congrats to Wednesday's #NCME2026PhotoContest Winners: Alexander Hoffman and Leyna Kataoka! Please stop by the NCME Info Desk on the 5th Floor to claim your prize.

Let's do this! NCME's Annual Meeting photo competition is back. Check out the rules and be sure to tag #NCME2026PhotoContest for a chance to win a limited-edition hat.

Coming to LA? We need volunteers to staff the NCME booth! As a volunteer, you will greet individuals who visit the table, answer questions to the best of your ability, and make connections with fellow attendees! 👉 Sign Up: buff.ly/b2pc8NA

Calling all NCME 2026 attendees! NCME's Annual Meeting photo competition is back. Check out the rules and be sure to tag #NCME2026PhotoContest for a chance to win a limited-edition hat.

NCME, together with 28 other scholarly and professional societies, submitted a comment letter urging the U.S. General Services Administration to withdraw proposed changes to the System for Award Management certification requirements. 👉 buff.ly/s6dXfBg

What's new with NCME? Check out the NCME President's Message from Amy Hendrickson and dive into all that's happening at NCME! 📖 Read now: buff.ly/MySM6xF

🚨 AIME-Con 2026 Call for Proposals is now open! This year’s conference will be in Pittsburgh, October 5–7, and the theme is “Measurement Science in AI-Integrated Assessment and Pedagogy." 👉 buff.ly/Y3JKxXC

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement Recipient, Dr. Rebecca Zwick, professor emerita, UC–Santa Barbara! 👉 buff.ly/AEJmpqg

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Jason Millman Promising Measurement Scholar Award Recipient, Dr. Kaiwen Man, University of Alabama! 👉 buff.ly/AEJmpqg

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Brenda H. Loyd Outstanding Dissertation Award Recipient, Dr. Lily An, Harvard University! 👉 buff.ly/AEJmpqg

NCME is proud to announce that the newest Educator Note is now available, providing perspective on “A Framework for Culturally Conscious Assessment: Translating Research to Practice for Classroom Practice." 👀 buff.ly/uwOZA16

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Bradley Hanson Award for Contributions to Educational Measurement Recipient, Dr. Brian Leventhal, James Madison University! 👉 buff.ly/AEJmpqg

Don't miss the NCME 5K Run/2.5K Walk during the 2026 Annual Meeting! You can add this experience during the conference registration. Make plans now to join us at Elysian Park on Saturday, April 11! 👉 buff.ly/Nb53K1b

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 NCME Annual Award for Exceptional Achievement in Educational Measurement Recipients Dr. Linda Cook, ETS, Retired, and Dr. Mary Pitoniak, Pitoniak Educational Measurement! 👉 buff.ly/AEJmpqg

Want to help build a more inclusive and representative measurement community? Want to assist in choosing award and funding recipients? Have insight to contribute to the knowledge base of the Association? 👉 Complete the volunteer interest form: buff.ly/pGhKEA4

Congratulations to #NCME 2026 Alicia Cascallar Award for an Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Scholar Recipient, Dr. Youmi Suk, Teachers College Columbia University! 👉 buff.ly/AEJmpqg

The call for proposals is open for the Classroom Assessment Conference in Minnesota, November 12–14! This year's theme is “Creating Equity & Innovation through the Confluence of Research and Practice in Classroom Assessment.” 👉 Find out more and submit by May 29: buff.ly/Iwc8SFF

🎉 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. 👉 buff.ly/IYSzLc1

Talk NCME during the Annual Meeting! We need volunteers to staff the NCME booth at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As a volunteer, you will greet individuals who visit the table, answer questions to the best of your ability, and make connections with fellow attendees! 👉 Sign Up: buff.ly/b2pc8NA

NCME 2026 is right around the corner! Finalize your registration for the NCME Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 8–11: buff.ly/1fXODSG

Want to help build a more inclusive and representative measurement community? Want to assist in choosing award and funding recipients? Have insight to contribute to the knowledge base of the Association? 👉 Complete the volunteer interest form: buff.ly/pGhKEA4

Don't miss the NCME 5K Run/2.5K Walk during the 2026 Annual Meeting! You can add this experience during the conference registration. Make plans now to join us at Elysian Park on Saturday, April 11! 👉 buff.ly/Nb53K1b

New from the NCME Career Center: Test Developer – Bilingual, Law School Admission Council More: buff.ly/UPzdsge

NCME 2026 is right around the corner! Finalize your registration for the NCME Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 8–11: buff.ly/1fXODSG

Talk NCME during the Annual Meeting! We need volunteers to staff the NCME booth at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As a volunteer, you will greet individuals who visit the table, answer questions to the best of your ability, and make connections with fellow attendees! 👉 Sign Up: buff.ly/b2pc8NA

This session from a three-part series from the Classroom Assessment Committee examines if test results inform teacher practice and classroom-level decisions. 🗓️ March 19, Noon Eastern 👉 buff.ly/EZOWIzM

New Internship Opportunity: 2026 Research Fellowship, ATLAS More: buff.ly/lqZaolP

Don't miss the NCME 5K Run/2.5K Walk during the 2026 Annual Meeting! You can add this experience during the conference registration. Make plans now to join us at Elysian Park on Saturday, April 11! 👉 buff.ly/Nb53K1b

New from the NCME Career Center: Research Scientist I, Research, National Council of State Boards of Nursing More: buff.ly/OAeMIgk

The NCME Presidential Task Force on the Role of Educational Measurement in the Protection and Advancement of Civil Rights is hosting a public commentary phase for their draft manuscript starting March 12. 👉 buff.ly/4GgKJo8