CRANE RESEARCH FORUM RECAP – Rebuilding After COVID-19: Does School-Based Pre-K Hold Promise?

on September 6th 2024

During the September Crane Research Forum Dr. Lora Cohen-Vogel and Dr. Michael Little discussed the role of school-based pre-kindergarten in the future of early childhood education in the United States. Read More

U.S. Surgeon General warns that parenting stress at alarming levels, urges policy change

on September 6th 2024

This Week in Tuned In: Training foster families to manage challenging behaviors, Head Start’s antiquated funding formula, and the “care agenda” in the 2024 election. Read More

$10K wage boosts for Head Start teachers

on August 30th 2024

This week in Tuned In: Growing demand at Ohio food banks, proposal to update the Child Care and Development Block Grant, and Crane Research Forum to examine school-based pre-K. Read More

Child and family policies in election year spotlight

on August 23rd 2024

This week in Tuned In: Proposals to expand the federal Child Tax Credit, tablet computers and preschoolers’ anger outbursts, and Ohio kindergartners’ falling vaccination rates. Read More

Your child can help us research screen time and language skills!

on August 19th 2024

The PLUM project is currently enrolling 3-year-olds in a study that will examine their media use and language skills. Families participating in the study will receive up to $80 in Tango gift cards. Read More

Inequities in Black maternal health care: Moving away from ‘mother blame’

on August 16th 2024

This week in Tuned In: Child care policies and the U.S. presidential election, the state of free school lunch access in Ohio, and a new Crane research brief on racial disparities related to school suspensions of Black boys. Read More

Attending preschool may lead to increased job earnings as an adult

on August 2nd 2024

This week in Tuned In: Policy choices by Ohio as the state faces new rules on federally funded child care, turning down a job offer due to child care struggles, and figuring out why so few babies are enrolled in Early Intervention programs. Read More

The U.S. is facing a ‘cost of parenting crisis’

on July 26th 2024

This week in Tuned In: Climate change and children’s health, public comments sought on rules related to Ohio school child programs, and will Kamala Harris campaign on fixing the child care crisis? Read More

Dedicated nursery space available at Paris Olympics

on July 19th 2024

This week in Tuned In: Cleveland-area expansion of preschool tuition assistance, analyzing how much the average family was helped by the temporarily expanded federal child tax credit, and how audiobooks can improve young children’s language skills. Read More

Ohio State’s president visits Schoenbaum and Crane

on July 17th 2024

Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter met with leaders at the Schoenbaum and Crane centers to hear about the important work we do to improve educational opportunities for young children. Read More