Congratulations to Mary Bratsch-Hines for her award from the Childcare Resources of Indian River; Herman Knopf for his awards from the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties and Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their awards from the School District of Hillsborough County and Monroe County School District; Joni Splett, Lee Purvis, Erica McCray, Sondra Smith, Hannah Bayne, Sara Jean-Philippe, and Mercedes Machado for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OESE; and Wanli Xing, Wei Li, Swarup Bhunia, and Sandip Ray for their U.S. Department of Education flow through award from Florida International University.

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Best wishes to Richard Lind, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko , and Jason Arnold for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Bruce Carroll and Kent Crippen for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Herman Knopf for his Administration for Children and Families flow through proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County; Kathrin Maki for her NSF flow through proposal to Texas A&M University College Station; Elliot Douglas and Erica McCray for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Children First Professional Development Center; Paige Pullen for her proposals to the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County and Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties; Tina Smith-Bonahue and Elayne Colón for their Florida Department of Education flow through proposal to Seminole State College of Florida; and Patricia Snyder for her California Department of Education flow through proposal to Napa County.

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Best wishes to Herman Knopf for his proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando County; Walter Leite for his proposal to the Spencer Foundation and NSF flow through proposal to the University of Houston; Paige Pullen for her proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County; Seyedahmad Rahimi for his National Science Foundation flow through proposal the University of Idaho; and Matthew Schmidt for his three NIH flow through proposals to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Administration for Community Living flow through proposal to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, National Science Foundation flow through proposal to the University of Missouri, and proposal to the National Science Foundation.
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The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) recently launched its Standard Application Process (SAP), allowing a new way to access confidential microdata. To gain access, choose a dataset and select the “Request Access” button. Further instructions can be found here.

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) plans to solicit applications in 2023 for Secondary Analyses of Head Start Data grants. These grants aim to support researchers using secondary analyses of Head Start data to address key questions relevant to Head Start’s programs and policies. To view the estimated application date and further information on the grant opportunity, follow this link.

Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Elyse Hambacher for her award from the Spencer Foundation; Brian Marchman for his award from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert and Zandra de Araujo for their U.S. Department of Education flow through award from the Kentucky Department of Education; and Sondra Smith and Caronne Rush for their award from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.

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James L. Moore III was selected to lead the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), which funds research enhancing learning and teaching, including broad efforts to achieve excellence in STEM education. Internationally recognized for his work on African American males, Moore pursues research focusing on topics such as STEM education, gifted education, multicultural and urban education, and higher education. Moore is interested in investing in improving STEM preparation and pathways in urban and rural, underserved, and under-resourced communities across the U.S. and advancing knowledge of enhancing STEM educational and workforce outcomes in his new role as Assistant Directorate. Read more about Moore’s vision here.