‘Child care is an economic issue. Full stop.’

on September 20th 2024

This week in Tuned In: Where the U.S. ranks in the cost of child care, combatting chronic absenteeism in schools, and repurposing empty school buildings into child care facilities. Read More

National Hispanic Heritage Month

on September 18th 2024

Aspects of the Hispanic and Latine experience in the U.S. have informed Crane research on early childhood, on topics including dual language learners and kindergarten transition. Read More

‘Time poverty’ hinders academic achievement by students who are parents

on September 13th 2024

This week in Tuned In: How to choose a high-quality preschool program; family, friend and neighbor child care arrangements in immigrant communities; and federal funds to help Ohio research and reduce infant mortality. Read More

Huang receives Fulbright-Hays grant to take language teachers to Taiwan

on September 11th 2024

Crane faculty associate Dr. Becky Huang has received a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad award from the U.S. Department of Education to lead a dozen pre-service or in-service educators to Taiwan next summer to teach English in K-12 schools and to learn about multilingual education through a comparative lens. Read More

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