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Charles William Elliot Professor of Education, Harvard Testing, Measurement, Psychometrics, Statistics

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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is a VERY GOOD graphic.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NCME's AI in Measurement in Education (AIME-Con) is next week in Pittsburgh, sold-out a second year running. It's a program packed with new research, methods, frameworks, and commitments. This all feels urgent. I'm looking forward to learning. ncme.org/wp-content/u... @ncme38.bsky.social
Promotional banner for AIME-Con 2026, NCME’s conference on AI in Measurement in Education. The graphic shows the event name, ‘Pittsburgh, PA, USA,’ a colorful line-art skyline of Pittsburgh with bridges and buildings, star-shaped graphics, and the NCME logo.
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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 23/09/2026
Our department at Vanderbilt is seeking an assistant/associate professor of higher education policy. The position is intended for a quantitative researcher with a PhD in a social science, public policy, or education. Please circulate and let me know if you have questions! apply.interfolio.com/193891
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Mark Chin @mememedianmode.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our department is hiring an assistant/associate professor of higher education policy!! I am not on the search committee this time, but am happy to chat with those who are interested about our amazing departmental community and Vanderbilt. Please help circulate! apply.interfolio.com/193891
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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m excited to share that The Scarcity Loop: How School Choice Reshapes the Rationing of Public Education is officially out in the world. It seemed important to find a slice.
Scarcity loop book dragging a pizza slice up subway stairs
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm matching donations to the NCME Endowment dollar for dollar this month, to support measurement excellence in a manner that endures. Other NCME presidents will follow me each month through the new year. Here is my encouragement and my reflection. ncme.org/ncme-endowme... @ncme38.bsky.social
Screenshot of an NCME webpage titled ‘NCME Endowment Matching Challenge by Past President Andrew Ho.’ The page says that each month through the new year, an NCME past president will match member donations to the NCME Endowment dollar for dollar, up to $500. It describes the endowment as a permanent fund supporting measurement excellence and integrity for future generations. The page includes a portrait of Andrew Ho beside the NCME logo and a reflection explaining his decision to launch the matching challenge and support the endowment.
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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New: The U.S. has moved up on international test score rankings — generally by falling less swiftly than other countries. I don't think that means oh nothing to worry about. But it does make me question U.S.-specific explanations for these trends. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/08/p...
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U.S. students score above average in reading. Here’s why that’s not good news.
PISA international test results show concerning global declines in student learning. U.S. students posted some of their lowest scores ever in math and reading, but other countries are doing worse.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just registered for NCME's conference on AI in measurement in education (AIME-Con), early bird due 9/6 for the 10/5-7 gathering in Pittsburgh. ncme.org/events/aime-... With the NCME Classroom Assessment Conference in November, the measurement community has a great slate! @ncme38.bsky.social
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AIME-Con 2026 | October 5–7 | Pittsburgh We are thrilled to announce the return of the NCME Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME–Con) following last year’s sold-out success!...
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As a member of both @ncme38.bsky.social and @pmetricsoc.bsky.social, I am proud their joint effort to identify and celebrate graduate programs in psychometrics and measurement throughout the world. Thanks to Esther Ulitzsch for leading this work! I am glad to have helped. ncme.org/students/int...
World map showing the locations of graduate programs in psychometrics and educational measurement, marked with blue pins. The largest concentration is in the United States and Canada, with many additional locations across Europe. Smaller clusters and individual markers appear throughout Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, illustrating the field’s broad global distribution.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A fantastic community kickoff event at @harvardeducation.bsky.social with performances and talks from students, staff, faculty, and alumni, ending with a rousing jazz performance from a new student. If my sabbatical year is to end, it might as well be with a celebration of the academic year to come!
Photo of a stage during a Harvard Graduate School of Education community kickoff event. A slide on the large screen reads ‘Performance by Jonathan Dely,’ identifying him as a jazz trumpeter and student in the Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship program, with the date August 24, 2026. Onstage, a jazz ensemble includes a pianist at a grand piano and keyboard, a trumpeter, a double bassist, and a drummer at a drum kit.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty NCME panelist: Whether the cup is half full or half empty depends on its intended uses and interpretations
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 06/08/2026
Brown just opened a cluster hire for two tenure-track positions in Education Policy. Come join our vibrant community of scholars at @brownedudept.bsky.social & @annenberginstitute.bsky.social! apply.interfolio.com/190527 Please help spread the word.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I talked about 100 years of the SAT for the @harvard.edu Gazette. I hope my "five-legged stool" analogy helps folks to keep our use of admissions test scores in perspective. Also, yes, my chair is named for that guy. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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A century of the SAT — Harvard Gazette
How the test of college readiness has changed with trends in U.S. education policy over the past 100 years.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Protip for the jetlagged at #IMPS26 in Seoul: Head out for the World Cup final (4am KST Monday). After watching both semifinals here, I can guarantee there will be a lively late-night place to watch down some alley or other. This is the real "city that never sleeps." @pmetricsoc.bsky.social
Screenshot of a match listing for FIFA World Cup 2026™ showing the Final scheduled for Mon, Jul 20 at 4:00 AM. The teams displayed are Spain (flag on the left) versus Argentina (flag on the right).
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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Yup, Vivian and I make the case that we need a federal role in education research and dissemination for empirical evidence to really factor into local decision-making. That doesn't imply that @IES can't be improved, I think it can, but it does serve a crucial role in the education ecosystem!
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Faculty/research colleagues, this form helped me to draft a personal comment in 5 minutes and also appreciate how terrible this OMB proposal is for educational & measurement research. Comments due by 7/13, please sign on. ombcomment.netlify.app?link_id=5&ca... www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Comments Flood OMB Proposal on Political Control of Grants
The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The published version of my NCME Presidential Address on Communication Competencies, for all who wanted a one-stop citation for all my measurement mnemonics (the 3 Ws, 4 Quadrants, and 5 Cs). EMIP: doi.org/10.1111/emip... Public: dash.harvard.edu/server/api/c... @ncme38.bsky.social
The 3-4-5 Triangle of Measurement Mnemonics from Ho (2026), summarizing assessment communication mnemonics. At left, text reads: ‘The 3 Ws (Ho, 2022): Who is using Which scores for What purpose?’ At right is a triangular diagram labeled ‘The 4 Quadrants of Testing Purpose’ along the base, with the triangle’s corners/edges labeled Context, Evidence, and Relevance. Above the triangle is the heading ‘The 5 Cs of Validity Evidence (AERA, APA, & NCME, 2014).’ Large numerals 3, 4, and 5 emphasize the three frameworks.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I briefed the MA Joint Committee on Education yesterday on "innovative assessment and accountability," an informal 3-hour conversation. I cited @mpolikoff.bsky.social & @bethschueler.bsky.social My opening remarks: andrewho.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/file... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_U...
Screenshot of a Massachusetts legislature webpage summarizing a briefing by the Joint Committee on Education held Tuesday, June 30, 2026 on innovative and more effective approaches to K–12 assessment and accountability in Massachusetts. The page lists discussion topics (current assessment/accountability status, innovative approaches, and recommendations for actions by DESE and/or the legislature) and names invited experts and stakeholders, including Dr. Andrew Ho (Harvard Graduate School of Education) along with other education and policy representatives
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's conference solo paper-session "match day"! I checked the IMPS schedule and found I lucked out, with Dan Bolt, Paul Jewsbury, Jorge Bazán, and Mark Wilson, all jet-lagged together in Seoul, July 22. @pmetricsoc.bsky.social schedule-at-a-glance: d2r0txsugik6oi.cloudfront.net/neon/resourc...
Screenshot from the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) 2026 detailed program (all times in KST), showing the Wednesday, July 22 schedule. A block titled ‘Advances in Psychometrics and Measurement’ begins at 12:30pm in B125, Ballroom, The Commons, chaired by Dr. Daniel Bolt. The listed talks include: ‘Proficiency-Related Slipping and Guessing’ (Daniel Bolt and Lionel Meng), ‘A reliability-corrected adjusted R-squared for latent regression’ (Paul Jewsbury and colleagues), ‘Accounting for Skewness in Psychometrics: The Bayesian Skew-Normal IRT Family’ (Jorge Bazán), ‘Two Watches: Measurement Error Models for Discrepant Test Score Trends’ (Andrew Ho), and ‘Measurement model evaluation: Beyond statistical models’ (Mark Wilson and Yukie Toyama).
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Wrote a little about the work the U.S. put into helping academics escape fascism during WWII and why we can't rely on that for our future www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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No One Is Coming to Save Us
The realization can either break you or liberate you.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Most measurement arguments reduce to two people using the same scores for different purposes. @mpolikoff.bsky.social's great review reveals the real tensions in "grade inflation" debates. Closing the "honesty gap" requires clearer communication about our hoped-for uses of grades and test scores.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
My HGSE colleague Alexis Redding (at right) is doing another incredible job covering the @harvard.edu Commencement procession, with history, interviews, and helpful tips for family watching from afar. Live now until the ceremony begins. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Up... @harvardeducation.bsky.social
Screenshot of announcers covering the Harvard Commencement procession: two presenters sit behind a glass-topped desk with papers and a program spread out. The presenter on the left wears a black academic gown with a red hood; the presenter on the right wears a red-and-black academic robe and glasses, speaking toward the camera. Harvard shield banners hang in the background in front of a leafy campus scene.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Roll call for IMPS in Seoul! I'll be presenting our "two watches" paper and chatting about an inspiring @ncme38.bsky.social-Psychometric Society joint listing of international graduate programs in psychometrics and educational measurement. Hope to see you there! (Early bird registration due Friday.)
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Education Week @edweek.org · 19/05/2026
NAEP Civics Tests Could Expand to Offer State-by-State Results: The first-ever state-by-state civics results are on the table, as is a new framework for the exam.
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NAEP Civics Tests Could Expand to Offer State-by-State Results
The first-ever state-by-state civics results are on the table, as is a new framework for the exam.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
NEW: why I think policymakers, researchers, and writers like me may care about our lost decade of test score results a lot more than parents. open.substack.com/pub/joshcowe...
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Will Parents Care About Our "Learning Recession?" Will Voters?
Making sense of the front-page news on a decade of test score declines across the country.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New WP: NAEP and State tests often disagree about educational progress. How much? What do we do? We show how to use these "two watches" to improve trend measurement whenever we have multiple trends. Our paper, including methods underlying our new SEDA/EOP data: edopportunity.org/papers/two_w...
Screenshot of the first page of a research paper titled ‘Two Watches: Measurement Error Models for Estimating Educational Progress from Discrepant Test Score Trends.’ The visible abstract explains that large-scale educational progress is often inferred from multiple testing programs that differ in purpose and precision, and compares NAEP and state test trends for the same states and time periods. It describes a precision-adjusted multilevel measurement-error model that estimates the true variance and reliability of NAEP and state trends, their correlation, and systematic discrepancies (bias). The abstract also notes findings about reliability and correlation of trends over 2009–2024 and describes combining NAEP and state data (e.g., via shrinkage/Empirical Bayes) to improve estimates of educational progress.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Our SEDA/EOP team released new trend data today! edopportunity.org/trends/ @upshot.nytimes.com has a nice lookup tool for districts (with apologies to AK, CO, ME, MT, NY, NV, & OR). I like the comparisons to similar districts and hope they encourage peer learning. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Look Up Your School District’s Test Scores
See how your district’s scores have changed since 2015, and compare it with other districts in your area.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Harvard Stat dedicates a class to teaching statistics. I was honored to be their "grand finale" speaker yesterday, a tradition going back 20 years. I presented my 5 Gs paper, and I learned how they also embrace communication, plushies, and oral exams! @kevinrader.bsky.social doi.org/10.5149/term...
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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A lot of folks were approvingly sharing Kelsey Piper's post about the problems of educational research. Here's my take. // Ill-Informed Essays About Education Research are Weak and Sloppy. Why? edpolicyhub.substack.com/p/ill-inform...
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Ill-Informed Essays About Education Research are Weak and Sloppy. Why?
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I am sure this is the first and last time I'll be in the same press release as Jodie Foster and Colson Whitehead. Honored and grateful beyond measure. And hopeful that landing "psychometrician" in another press release will help improve future captioning. www.amacad.org/news/new-mem... 1/3
Side-by-side screenshot. Left: excerpt from an American Academy of Arts & Sciences press release dated April 22, 2026 (Cambridge, MA) announcing newly elected members, with a bulleted list that includes actor and filmmaker Jodie Foster and psychometrician Andrew D. Ho (Harvard Graduate School of Education). Right: photo of a person speaking at a podium in front of a red backdrop; a caption at the bottom reads, ‘So I am a psycho magician.’
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
In DC Wednesday, 46 agencies debated the 3 As of state testing: Assessment, Accountability, and AI. One breakout with @drmariannep.bsky.social, Allison Timberlake, and Asst Sec Kirsten Baesler dared to ask, who are state summative tests for? Can we *reduce* audiences? To do more, should we do less?
Side-by-side image. Left: a conference room full of seated state agency representatives facing a stage, where a speaker stands at a podium in front of several U.S. flags and a blue curtain backdrop. Right: a slide titled ‘Assessments and Audiences’ with three columns—Summative, Interim, and Formative—listing intended audiences. Summative includes state policymakers, public, media, district leaders, school leaders, teachers, and families; Interim lists district leaders, school leaders, teachers, and families; Formative lists teachers and students.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I wrote about how I teach statistics. As I redesign for the AI era, I won't forget the benefits of multimodal, tangible representations. The Five Gs: Greek, Graphs, Grammar, Gadgets, and Games. In the new journal, Teaching Educational Research Methods: doi.org/10.5149/term...
Side-by-side image. Left: the first page of an article in T.E.R.M. (Teaching Educational Research Methods), Volume 1 Issue 1 (Spring 2026), titled ‘The Five Gs for Teaching Statistics: Greek, Graphs, Grammar, Gadgets, and Games’ by Andrew Dean Ho (Harvard Graduate School of Education), with the abstract visible. Right: a photo of a pegboard-style learning "gadget" with colored pins and elastic bands forming a scatterplot, with a best-fit regression line as a dowel and rubber bands representing ordinary least squares residuals.
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The story of ed tech is a repeated loop of massive hype and massive disappointment See MOOCs, and now AI Evidence can interrupt this unproductive cycle The Stanford SCALE Initiative, led by rock star Prof Susanna Loeb, brings evidence to the conversation scale.stanford.edu/sites/defaul...
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Woohoo, here's my essay with my fav co-author on 30,000 fellowship wins across the Guggenheim, Stanford CASBS, NAEd, National Humanities Center, RSF visiting scholar, and Harvard Radcliffe. Spoiler: it's the people working at prestigious universities www.publicbooks.org/who-gets-gug...
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Who Gets Guggenheims? - Public Books
Unfortunately, 100 years of data show that those whom such fellowships might represent the greatest departure from their everyday experience—that is, those not at elite institutions—are least likely t...
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Thursday at 7:45am at #NCME26: How do we teach measurement differently in the AI era? I suggest experimentation with caution, following @bjfr.bsky.social, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, @audreywatters.bsky.social, and lessons learned from my MOOC days. Session: www.xcdsystem.com/ncme/program...
Slide titled "Three cautions as we advance measurement training in the AI era." Three numbered items, each with a bold heading followed by a supporting sentence in smaller text. (1) The "Curse of Knowledge": An expert's AI use rests on foundations novices have not yet built. (2) Evidence Over Ego: Early guidance on teaching new technologies is often wrong (Reich & Dukes, 2025). Be skeptical of advocates repackaging what they were already selling. (3) Learning is Still Relational: EdTech keeps building for the "roaming autodidact" (Cottom, 2016). Most learners are not this person (Watters, 2021). Slide footer reads: Andrew Ho, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
As my board term ends, I am supporting NCME's new endowment towards its $150K goal. I hope you will join me. You can also donate anonymously or in honor of a mentor. (And you can pick up your plushies at the NCME registration desk!) #NCME26 @ncme38.bsky.social Donate: ncme.org/donate/the-n...
Graphic announcing ‘The NCME Endowment: A Fund for Measurement Excellence and Integrity.’ Text says the NCME Board and Past Presidents are launching a permanent endowment and invites donations toward a $150,000 campaign, aiming to reach the goal by the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 8–11, 2026. Three headings highlight benefits: Lasting Impact (support scholarship, practice, and talent development), Secure Legacy (names/dedications linked to NCME’s story), and Join Fellow Leaders (Board and Past Presidents have seeded the fund).Photo of a tabletop filled with many small, smiling NCME plush toys in pastel colors (green, yellow, and blue), each with stitched faces and a small tag/loop, arranged in rows as giveaway items.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My annual ritual: Printing the #NCME26 program. Available here for other folks who miss the feel of paper and don't mind risking last-minute updates: ncme.org/wp-content/u... Looking forward to seeing great work in LA and being together in person! @ncme38.bsky.social
Photo of a desk with a thick, printed and binder-clipped copy of the NCME 2026 Annual Meeting program. The cover reads ‘Moving Measurement Forward’ and ‘2026 Annual Meeting NCME — Los Angeles’ with a blue skyline graphic. Behind the stack are two small plush toys with smiling faces and a computer keyboard, emphasizing the ritual of printing the conference program to read on paper.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What is a State TAC? Who serves on TACs? Why are TACs important *now*? On Friday, we discuss our effort to honor TAC service and consider the future of this important, unsung role in state test validation. #NCME26 @derekbriggs.bsky.social www.xcdsystem.com/ncme/program... ncme.org/involvement/...
Screenshot of an NCME 2026 program listing for a coordinated paper session titled ‘TACtics: The Future of Technical Advisory Committees for State Testing Programs.’ The header shows Fri, April 10, 11:30 AM–12:45 PM, location Roosevelt A. The description explains that State Technical Advisory Committees (State TACs) play an important, often unsung role in validating and monitoring state testing programs, and previews perspectives from a TAC member, a state assessment director, a vendor, and a facilitator; it also notes an effort to honor 100+ NCME members who serve on State TACs. The session lists Chair: Susan Lyons (Lyons Assessment Consulting) and Discussant: Juan D’Brot IV, Ph.D. (Center for Assessment). Below is a list of presentations, including ‘The State of the State TAC…’, ‘Defining the Moment…’, ‘TACs from the State Agency Perspective…’, and ‘State TACs from the Vendor Side…’, with author names shown under each title.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Q: If a state starts a new test, how long would you bet it lasts? Thursday at #NCME26 we show that the over/under is 4 years. We present a model that harnesses both state & NAEP trends and discuss. w/sean reardon, Ben Shear, Peggy Carr, Scott Marion, Chris Rozunick. www.xcdsystem.com/ncme/program...
Screenshot of an NCME 2026 program listing for a coordinated paper session titled ‘Apples and Oranges? Comparing NAEP and State Trends Through Policies and Pandemics.’ Scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 11:30 AM–12:45 PM in Westwood. The description discusses challenges in comparing NAEP and state test trend lines over time and introduces methods to compare trends while accounting for imprecision. Chair: Benjamin R. Shear (University of Colorado Boulder). Discussant: Peggy Carr (Former Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education). The presentations listed include ‘Broken Bridges: State Test Score Trend Lines Through Policies and Pandemics,’ ‘Precision-Adjusted Models for Comparing State and NAEP Test Score Trends,’ ‘The North Star? An Appropriate Role for NAEP in the Post-Pandemic Era,’ and ‘Challenges and Solutions in Maintaining and Explaining State Test Score Trends.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
A few #NCME26 Highlights: We're putting NCME's Foundational Competencies (FCEMs) to the test! Next Saturday, we ask how FCEMs intersect with AI, feedback, certification, and curricular alignment, with @derekbriggs.bsky.social, Ana, Susan, Brian, and Wenchao. www.xcdsystem.com/ncme/program...
Screenshot of an NCME 2026 program listing for a coordinated paper session titled ‘Assessing Foundational Competencies: Advancing Educational Measurement through Feedback, Alignment, and Certification.’ The session is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 11:30 AM–1:00 PM in Westwood. The description notes the symposium will examine how NCME’s Foundational Competencies in Educational Measurement (FCEM) can support assessment for feedback, curricular alignment, and certification, including discussion of using AI. The listing shows Chair: Andrew Ho (Harvard University) and Discussant: Wenchao Ma (University of Minnesota), followed by presentation titles on AI and FCEMs, competence and feedback, certifying measurement professionals, and graduate-program alignment with foundational competencies.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Congratulations to Lily An, GSU Prof. and @harvardeducation.bsky.social graduate, recipient of the 2026 @ncme38.bsky.social Outstanding Dissertation Award! From RDD to CSI to VAM, her dissertation shows how measurement matters in policy analysis. @lmiratrix.bsky.social @clconaway.bsky.social et al.
Screenshot of an NCME award announcement. Left side text explains that the Brenda H. Lloyd Outstanding Dissertation Award honors an outstanding dissertation in educational measurement and states that the 2026 recipient is Dr. Lily An (Harvard University) for the dissertation titled ‘Measurement in K–12 Policy Analysis,’ noting it shows how methodological and measurement decisions shape high-stakes policy interpretations and outcomes. Right side shows a professional headshot of a smiling woman against a brick background.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We must use and improve the growth data we have. Our SEDA team responds to the Senate RFI on school-level growth indicators with 4+ recommendations, including restoring and improving EDFacts, harnessing NAEP, and incentivizing K-2 growth measurement: edopportunity.org/papers/EOP%2...
Screenshot of the first page of a memo from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University to Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy and members, responding to a request for information on school-level academic growth indicators (dated February 13, 2026). The page lists ‘Federal Options: From Immediate to Ambitious,’ including options to restore and improve EDFacts data quality, use EDFacts for growth, use NAEP as a national growth-linking infrastructure (with recommendations to pilot Growth-NAEP and embed NAEP items in state assessments), and expand measurement in early grades. A section titled ‘The Federal Role: Data Collection and Transparency, Not Mandates’ lists bullets such as collecting data, establishing transparency standards, supporting R&D, and convening experts.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I'm proud to join this initiative, my 3rd "Future of NAEP"-type effort in 15 years, and one with particular urgency and promise. Future of NAEP I: nces.ed.gov/nationsrepor... Future of NAEP II: www.nationalacademies.org/publications... Future of NAEP III: www.nagb.gov/powered-by-n...
Screenshot of the ‘Next Gen NAEP’ webpage. The top shows the Next Gen NAEP logo with a gold star. Below, a heading reads ‘Modernizing and Improving the Nation’s Report Card,’ describing Next Gen NAEP as an initiative to modernize NAEP while maintaining its gold-standard reputation and focusing on student learning trends. A short paragraph explains that NAEP is the only common national measure of what U.S. students know and can do. A bulleted list outlines key questions for the initiative, including using technology and AI to speed development and reporting, modernizing the platform and infrastructure, making data easier to access, realizing cost savings to expand state-level reporting, and reducing burden on students, schools, and districts.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
NCME folks, remember to stay for the Presidential Closing Reception on Saturday! Food and drinks, and you'll be able to see great work at the tail end of the program (and mine!). Maybe I'll see you on the redeye that night?😴 Preliminary Program @ncme38.bsky.social: www.xcdsystem.com/ncme/program...
Crowded outdoor reception at the 2025 NCME annual meeting. A person in the foreground takes a smiling selfie on a sunny patio, with two other attendees posing nearby and many more people mingling, talking, and holding drinks in the background. Conference name badges are visible on several attendees, and high-top tables are scattered around the space, representing the 200+ people who attended the presidential reception.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Excellent NCME webinar on testing policy, including "thinking big" about innovative assessment, the recent growth model RFI, and what we want to save (and improve) about NAEP. With Lily An, Allison Timberlake, Chris Domaleski, and Suzanne Lane via NCME's Committee on Informing Assessment Policy.
Screenshot of a four-person Zoom panel for the NCME ‘Future of K12’ webinar. The moderator and three panelists appear in a 2x2 grid, each in a home or office setting, speaking directly to the camera. The top-left participant sits in front of bookshelves and a monitor; the top-right participant is in a bright dining room with large windows; the bottom-left participant is in a living room with plants, artwork, and ceiling fan; the bottom-right participant is in an office with a bookshelf and framed pictures on the wall.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Congratulations to the next elected leaders of the National Council on Measurement in Education, @laurashamilton.bsky.social, Chris Rozunick, and (VP then President in 2027), Susan-Davis Becker! As I rotate off the board in April, I am proud to leave @ncme38.bsky.social in such good hands.
Screenshot of an email to NCME members announcing the 2026 election results for the National Council on Measurement in Education Board of Directors. The email thanks colleagues who agreed to run and lists the winners: Vice President/President-Elect – Susan Davis-Becker, ACS Ventures; Representative of a State or Federal Agency or Organization – Chris Rozunick, Texas Education Agency; Board Member at Large – Laura Hamilton, The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. It congratulates these forthcoming Board members, notes they will be welcomed at the 2026 NCME Annual Meeting, thanks the Nominations & Elections Committee, and closes with ‘See you all in Los Angeles!’ followed by the signature: Amy Hendrickson, NCME President, National Council on Measurement in Education.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Teaching a new prep but it's an established class. The prior instructor assigned an annotated bib as the final. Given the agentic LLM chatbot of it all, I don't think I can do that. So now I gotta figure out how doc students can show me (and themselves) that they've learned some things.
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
At our NCME "Cafe AI" today, I heard how many colleagues are now 1) piloting oral exams, 2) requiring interviews for PhD finalists, and 3) using cold/warm-calling techniques in class. AI is inspiring new emphasis on communication skills. Thanks to NCME's "Educators of Measurement" SIG for hosting!
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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Your NCME vote (due 1/15) matters! Recent boards have: 1) invested in open access (e.g. EM5), 2) sued to protect US measurement data, 3) created new travel grants for students, 4) launched special conferences (AIME), and 5) created a 6-figure endowment. Vote to shape our future! @ncme38.bsky.social
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Mark Chin @mememedianmode.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Echoing @mpolikoff.bsky.social here- @bethschueler.bsky.social is wonderful and if you are looking for a postdoc in politics of education check this out
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