Kendra Hurley, Author at Early Learning Nation

How Researchers Casey Stockstill and Halley Potter Hope to Change That

Kendra Hurley·Jul 2, 2024·7 min read

It’s been 70 years since the Supreme Court’s pivotal Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that racially segregated schools are...

Kendra Hurley·Feb 20, 2024·6 min read

Whether parents can claim their infants as dependents on this year’s taxes—or must wait until next year—can have long-lasting impacts...

Kendra Hurley·Dec 12, 2023·5 min read

Recently, an unprecedented amount of attention has coalesced around the U.S. child care market. In the wake of Covid-19—with thousands...

Anti-abortion lawmakers say they want to protect children. Here’s how.

Kendra Hurley·May 18, 2023·5 min read

Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Twitter that his state would...

Kendra Hurley·Feb 16, 2023·5 min read

New York City’s popular 3-K-for-All program was supposed to offer free preschool to all of the city’s 3-year-olds. But last...

Kendra Hurley·Oct 11, 2022·6 min read

In 1996, the United States overhauled its approach to helping poor families using a commonsense-sounding yet untested idea: the notion...

Today’s Activists Are Part of A Long, Historic Struggle. Will They Succeed?

Kendra Hurley·Jun 29, 2022·8 min read

As a federal plan to make child care affordable languishes in Congress, New York City has joined the growing number...

A conversation with Andrei Cimpian of NYU’s Cognitive Development Lab

Kendra Hurley·Apr 26, 2022·7 min read

Why am I having trouble counting when my friends aren’t? Is it because I’m not smart? How come Mom quit...