Several factors are affecting the field of educational testing that could have enormous impact on its evolution. Paramount among these factors are a decline in public trust of the testing industry, an acknowledgment of the role tests have had in systemic racism, innovations in educational assessment technology, the use of tests as tools to help students learn, and the development of culturally sustaining assessment systems. In this talk, these and other factors will be discussed to suggest several ways the educational testing industry may change in the near future. Many of these possible futures are positive, and will involve more inclusive and flexible assessment systems to promote fairness and validity in educational assessment and leverage the power of assessments to help people achieve their academic, occupational, and other personal goals.
