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Kendra Hurley

@kendrahurley.bsky.social
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Writing about cities, families, & policy.

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Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
great @kendrahurley.bsky.social piece, and I so agree. the most realistic path forward for universal child care involves allowing parents the option to stay home with their infants. Paid leave can reduce so much pressure from the system, and so many yearn for it www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies
Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the counterintuitive idea that would make it easier for states and cities to offer universal child care, while also giving parents an option many want.  www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies
Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.
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jenduende @jenduende.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Governments trying to offer universal care typically run up against “a stubborn and formidable obstacle: babies.” @kendrahurley.bsky.social explains why paying people to keep their babies home could result in better child-care access for all—and happier parents: www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
theatlantic.com
The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies
Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I spoke with teachers, students, and parents about how New York’s First Phone-Free Year played out, here's what they said... www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenti...
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What Happened the Year the Country's Largest School District Banned Phones in School
Students, parents, and teachers weigh in on how this year felt different.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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What Happened the Year the Country's Largest School District Banned Phones in School
Students, parents, and teachers weigh in on how this year felt different.
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Noteworthy research themes, studies and data that early care and education experts say are essential to moving the field forward
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2025 Research Roundup: 3 Pressing Themes Shaping Early Care and Education
Noteworthy research themes, studies and data that early care and education experts say are essential to moving the field forward.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
my Vox debut...a topic I've wanted to write about for a long while: www.vox.com/policy/47363...
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Why conservatives should pay parents to stay home
Conservatives want more parents at home. Here’s how to do it.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Excited for this launch and honored to have contributed to the coverage
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Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
My heart is still beating so fast. Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...
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Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
Excerpt from Rutgers University Senate resolution calling for a Mutual Academic Defense Compact. The excerpt reads:

"BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Rutgers University Senate urges the President of Rutgers University to formally propose and help establish a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC) among all members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, under this compact, all participating institutions shall commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund. This fund shall be used to provide immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement;"
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Julie Kashen @kashenj.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I enjoyed the chance to talk to @kendrahurley.bsky.social about some of the impacts of COVID on early learning and child care. One little talked about note - how many more of the reporters covering the issue had firsthand experience w/child care challenges than in the past.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
For @the74.bsky.social and @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I talked with experts about the surprising legacy of COVID on early learning and child care. www.the74million.org/article/how-...
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How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning
The pandemic temporarily devastated American child care. Five years later, a number of effects have rebounded, but experts say challenges persist.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
My son turned 12 a little over a year ago, & just as he became eager to experience the world on his own, that world began to regard him differently. Here's what I learned that year about cities & how people treat young teens when parents aren't watching. slate.com/life/2025/03...
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We Live in a Big City. When I Let My 12-Year-Old Go Out Without Me, We Learned an Unfortunate Lesson.
Some adults have been kind. Others treat him like a problem.
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Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Love this! Teens are people too!
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
You may be surprised at how grown-ups treat teens when parents are not watching. For Slate, I wrote about this and other things I learned about cities the year my son turned 12. slate.com/life/2025/03...
slate.com
We Live in a Big City. When I Let My 12-Year-Old Go Out Without Me, We Learned an Unfortunate Lesson.
Some adults have been kind. Others treat him like a problem.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
more, please!
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
“Urban areas, built right, could support families by making their lives easier - one courtyard, speed bump and playground at a time” Great piece from @langealexandra.bsky.social exploring the many ways places could be better for children, young people and parents. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Burned Out Parents Need Better Public Spaces
To ease the burden on families, we need places to let the kids roam free.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
In Washington, DC, a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
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How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
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Elliot Haspel @ehaspel.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
NEW: In @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I wrote about what we can learn from KinderCare’s recent IPO & the disclosures they were required to make as part of the process. There are consequences to combining a profit-maximizing motives and human service like child care.
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KinderCare Is Now Trading on the Stock Market. What Does That Mean for the Future of American Child Care? - Early Learning Nation
There was a major shift in the child care landscape in October, but you’d be forgiven for not noticing unless you happen to be a regular consumer of Wall
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Was able to include some little known history here about home-based child care stepping up to compensate for govt shortcomings: first after Nixon vetoed public child care, then when welfare reform of the '90s decimated informal care networks. www.fastcompany.com/91213564/why...
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Home-based daycare is a crucial childcare solution. So why are cities shutting providers down?
Home-based daycare owners say they face outdated and discriminatory regulations that shut down their businesses and leave working parents in the lurch.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Any studies out there on tax revenue lost due to school choice policies? Because in a gig/freelance economy the hit on work is real!
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
Child-related tax credits received soon after childbirth can have enduring benefits, including higher earnings for children as adults. For Early Learning Nation, I look at why receiving cash during a baby's first year matters so much. earlylearningnation.com/2024/02/new-...
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Remote work is the best thing to happen to parents with young kids in forever, & no one claiming to have families' backs has any business saying otherwise. But for some investor-backed child care chains, that's now part of business. My latest in Slate slate.com/human-intere...
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
best day in NYC
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Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · 21/10/2023
One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
My first story for Slate is personal, & years in the making: I look at how, when schools fail to teach reading, it erodes trust in schools. Thankfully, the bad ideas that got us into this mess are on their way out. I say, good riddance! slate.com/human-intere...
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Kendra Hurley @kendrahurley.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
hi, i'm new here! first posts are intimidating so getting this out of the way ripping off a band-aid style
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