Special Event: Dr. Moria Szilaygi

WOSU Public Media 1800 N Pearl Street, Columbus, OH

Join the Crane Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a special event on childhood trauma and resilience featuring Dr. Moria Szilagyi, immediate past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She will discuss childhood trauma and resilience and the need to coordinate between systems of care through a trauma-informed lens. Register

Crane Research Forum (Zoom)

Big Little Leap: Challenges and Possibilities in the Kindergarten Transition: The transition to kindergarten can present significant challenges to young children, given that many are transitioning for the first time into a formal school environment with specific rules and routines. In this presentation, Dr. Laura Justice and Dr. Kelly Purtell will provide a theoretical framework […]

2023 Symposium on Children- Getting Ready to Read

Marriott Columbus OSU 3100 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, OH, United States

The first phase of reading development occurs between 0 and 5 years of age, when young children are developing their skills as emergent readers and writers. During this phase, children are developing fundamental understandings of the symbol systems used to read and write, including letters and words. Children will draw upon these understandings in the primary grades, […]

New Crane Policy Chat: Child care in rural communities (Zoom)

Join us for our first Crane Policy Chat, a one-hour conversation with an expert guest who will share insights, research, or expertise on relevant policy issues in early childhood. Our first policy chat will feature Dr. Shoshanah Inwood, associate professor of rural sociology at OSU, who will join us for a virtual conversation and Q&A […]

Fall 2023 By the Numbers Discussion Series: School Punishment By the Numbers

Friday, November 17, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Dr. Daniel Losen, National Center for Youth Law Title: School Punishment By the Numbers Please join Dr. Daniel Losen, Director of Education at the National Center for Youth Law, for a discussion of recent findings regarding school punishment. Please read the following Census report authored by Dr. Losen […]

QualLab Lunchtime Lecture Series: Manageable Subjects: Trans Childhoods and Civic Learning in the Elementary Classroom (Zoom)

The QualLab is excited to welcome Dr. Harper Keenan, inaugural Robert Quartermain Professor of Gender and Sexuality Research in Education at the University of British Columbia, for our first QualLab Lunch of 2024! Join us on Thursday, January 18, 2024, noon – 1 P.M, for Dr. Keenan’s lecture on “Unmanageable Subjects: Trans Childhoods and Civic Learning in the Elementary Classroom.” Registration is […]

Assessing Young Multilingual Learners’ Language Development (Zoom)

  Dr. Becky Huang, Crane faculty associate and professor of multilingual language education at The Ohio State University   Due to globalization and immigration trends, the number of children growing up learning more than one language has been growing rapidly around the world. The increase in this population comes with the parallel need for fair […]

Beyond Learning Loss: Exploring the Implications of COVID for Early Language and Literacy Development (Zoom)

  Dr. Elizabeth Hadley, associate professor of literacy studies at the University of South Florida   Learning experiences in the early grades play a crucial role in preparing children to be strong readers, writers and thinkers across content areas. What happens when these early learning experiences are disrupted? In a longitudinal study, Dr. Elizabeth Hadley […]

By the Numbers Series: High School Graduation By the Numbers (Zoom)

Friday, March 29, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Dr. Douglas Harris, Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education & Director, National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), Tulane University Title: High School Graduation By the Numbers Please join Dr. Douglas Harris, Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education, Director of the National Center for Research on Education Access […]

The Birth-to-Five Policy Landscape: Improving the safety net for our children and their caregivers

Page Hall, Room 010 1810 College Rd, Columbus, OH, United States

Join the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs for a special, in-person only, policy chat featuring Dr. Lauren Jones. Dr. Lauren Jones will discuss important federal and state policy tools aimed at improving the well-being of children and their caregivers, including the Child Tax Credit […]

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Information Session (Zoom)

On Tuesday, April 20, at 10:00AM we will provide an overview of the mission of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, their priority to improve access to high quality, early childhood education, and how to submit a Letter of Intent. The Kellogg Foundation's goal is lasting, transformational change for children. Their three areas of focused work are […]