
Kendra Hurley
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Writing about cities, families & policy. Bylines: TNR, CityLab, WaPo, etc.
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http://www.kendrahurley.com 04-03-2015 15:52:39
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🗳️Voters around the country overwhelmingly supported child care and other child-focused ballot measures yesterday, despite Harris' (the "pro child-care" candidate) loss. I've been tracking these measures. See what has passed, and the few that have failed: hechingerreport.org/how-child-focu…



I remain highly skeptical of separating pre-K from a comprehensive birth-to-5 (really B-18) care & education system, but this is a great deep dive by Bryce Covert at what it took to set up in NYC - an inarguably impressive achievement! - and the importance of true universality.


Kendra Hurley When Kendra Hurley asked more than a dozen scholars which 2024 studies related to quality + impact of early learning care or the workforce providing it, 3 outstanding research papers stood out. tinyurl.com/urnnpk5w


Idaho is moving a radical child care bill that would eliminate all max child-to-adult ratios(!) and instead have each individual provider set whatever ratio they deem "appropriate." Shockingly, the bill is being promoted by the child care tech co. Wonderschool


Hanging out, for teens, is what play is for younger kids "an urgent, developmental need." ALL KIDS NEED TIME TOGETHER! Keep schools open for mixed age, no-screens, free play! Great Kendra Hurley piece on how hard it is for kids to find a place to hang: slate.com/life/2025/03/t…





