Ohio Education Research Center

09/28/2021

Bring your own device to the Policy Forum on the 1st floor of Page Hall between noon and 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September, 29 for a user-testing open house!

05/14/2021

Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunity

The OERC is seeking two Postdoctoral Scholars to join our team beginning this summer. The scholars will conduct research in the areas of education and workforce policy using administrative data.

Application information is available through the link below.

https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job/Columbus-Campus/Post-Doctoral-Scholar_R13467-1

05/12/2021

Upcoming Partner Event: June 23-24, 2021

Value of Science: Data, Products & Use Conference

Join the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and the Coleridge Initiative for this two-day conference to advance understanding of the value of data by showcasing new data, products and use resulting from recent NCSES investments.

Information and registration:

Value of Science: Data, Products & Use June 23-24,2021 Register About Agenda Speakers Sponsors Scientific Committee Register About the Conference Join the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and the Coleridge Initiative for this two-day conference to advance understanding of the v...

05/10/2021

Congrats to the OERC's Dr. Julie Maurer for her recent publication with Donwe Choi and Hyungjo Hur in the Journal of Management in Engineering: Building a Diverse Engineering and Construction Industry: Public and Private Sector Retention of Women in the Civil Engineering Workforce

Sponsored by the Committee on Developing Leaders

12/17/2020

Check out our latest product, the Ohio Unemployment Claims Dashboard. It began with idea about how to use data to tell the stories of the COVID-19 crisis. Many thanks to our partners at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Innovate Ohio and the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation.

The impacts of widespread business closures due to the coronavirus pandemic are evident in trends observed over time. Select various tabs to explore additional content. The dashboard is updated as new data become available.

11/30/2020

The Ohio Education Research Center is hiring two research associates. Position details are available at the link below.

The Ohio State University seeks a full-time, term, A&P staff member to serve as the Research Associate II for the Ohio Education Research Center in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. The individual in this position will support research in the OERC by reviewing policies, conducting literature...

11/24/2020

We're hiring! The OERC has two research associate openings. Click on the link below to see the postings.
http://www.jobsatosu.com/postings/104350

11/23/2020

The OERC has partnered with the Coleridge Initiative for the last two years to conduct training programs in applied data analytics. Check out our recent blog post to hear from two members of our instructional team about their experiences with the program.

Since 2019, the Ohio Education Research Center (OERC) has partnered with the Coleridge Initiative to host the Coleridge Initiative’s Applied Data Analytics Training program. The Applied Data Analytics Training program focuses on increasing public employees’ capacity to skillfully use workforce a...

11/05/2020

The Ohio Education Research Center partnered with Smart Columbus the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio and the United Way of Central Ohio to study the future of smart work in Central Ohio. The study began in 2019 and was updated with new recommendations about how the region can respond to COVID-19. The news release and full report are at the link below.

Smart Columbus is an initiative to reinvent mobility in central Ohio by growing our transportation ecosystem. By improving existing services and adopting new technologies, we are striving to expand opportunity and access in our community.

10/05/2020

Today's the day! Tune in at 11:00 a.m. ET to see Dr. Josh Hawley present his case study on Ohio and the Longitudinal Data Archive. The presentation is part of the IDEA Handbook Webinar Series presented by J-PAL at MIT.

Join the webinar series hosted by the IDEA Initiative on Mondays at 11am EDT during the Fall 2020 semester, starting on 9/28/2020. In this series the authors of the Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-Based Policy will present case studies on successful administrative dat...

10/02/2020

Log in Monday, 10/5, at 11:00 a.m. EDT to hear OERC Director, Josh Hawley present a case study of the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive as part of the Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-Based Policy author series.
https://www.povertyactionlab.org/event/idea-handbook-webinar-series

04/24/2020

Check out this great article featuring the OERC's director, Josh Hawley, talking about our newest research project. The project, funded with a COVID-19 Seed Funding grant from OSU's Office of Research will use unemployment and food bank data to assist the state in identifying expanded summer food program sites for students.

The Ohio State University continues to invest in new research to help battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven projects were awarded a total of $204,000 in the second round of COVID-19 Seed Funding. The Office of Research launched the funding program earlier this month with $263,718 dedicated to six proj...