9th July Weekly Update

This week's collection spans the fault lines running through assessment right now. Test security dominates, with Portugal suspending its national exam marking platform over security failings, the California DMV facing possible mass licence revocations over testing anomalies, and Maharashtra's MPSC defending its shift to online computer-based testing against student protests. AI runs through much of the rest — a student-built cheating-detection system, MonitorEDU's warning about the high cost of AI hype in proctoring, Bristol's "Pandora's box" reflections on Assessment in Focus, and a professor's unusual decision to award perfect scores in response to classroom AI use. Scale and speed feature too, from Learnosity's one billion assessments delivered to 47.5 million learners, to VTU announcing results five minutes after an exam. Alongside these sit thoughtful pieces on qualification design starting with "why?", the emerging AI divide as a new literacy test, "rehumaning" education beyond screen bans, fairness in Romania's Baccalaureate, the GPhC's renewed partnership with Surpass, the Surpass Programme 2026 lineup, and several podcasts on the future of AI-enabled work. Disclaimer: This weekly update contains links to third-party websites and content that are not owned, operated or controlled by the Test Community Network. These links are provided for information and convenience only. The Test Community Network is not responsible for, and does not endorse, guarantee or accept any liability for, the accuracy, reliability, availability or content of any third-party site, nor for any products, services or views expressed on them. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or affiliation. Any views expressed in the linked content are those of the original authors or publishers, not of the Test Community Network. Accessing third-party sites is done entirely at your own risk and subject to their own terms and privacy policies.