Taryn Morrissey
twmorrissey.bsky.social
Taryn Morrissey
@twmorrissey.bsky.social
Professor @AU_SPA | Child and family policy researcher | Co-author of Cradle to Kindergarten: A new plan to combat inequality | she/her

https://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/morrisse.cfm
I completely agree with the authors - now is not the time to stop measuring food insecurity.

thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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October 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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🚨 Come join us in Ed Policy at @uwmadison.bsky.social! We're hiring an Asst/Assoc Prof studying the intersection of education and the environment. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Learn more about the early childhood education landscape. In their chapter, Taryn Morrissey (@twmorrissey.bsky.social) and Jessica H. Rendon explore the fragmented nature of early care and education. Learn more: livehandbook.org/early-educat...
September 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Dr. Erika McEntarfer has devoted her career to public service. She has conducted herself as BLS Commissioner with great integrity. There is no evidence whatsoever that BLS data are politically biased.

#econsky
August 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Many thanks to @scholars.org for the opportunity to discuss how the policy changes in the One Beautiful Bill Act will affect young children and their families. (Spoiler alert: it's not good.)
On July 4, President Trump signed a major law reshaping the social safety net, cutting #Medicaid, #SNAP, and more. In this No Jargon episode, @twmorrissey.bsky.social (@au-spa.bsky.social) breaks down the law & its impact on families and young children.

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July 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My latest on the Reconciliation bill and its work requirements:

"Trump’s legislation may truly be enormous, but it is far from pretty — it stigmatizes the wrong people, slashes the wrong programs and will hurt far more Americans than it helps."

thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My latest, at the Progressive:

"The bottom line: Republicans are trying to rip massive holes in the safety net programs children rely on, and plug them with a tiny tax credit."

progressive.org/op-eds/gop-t...
GOP Tax Bill Will Hurt Children and Families
Congressional Republicans are offering a small, temporary child tax credit—and also putting child-serving programs on the chopping block.
progressive.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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How about a joint lawsuit by a group of universities?

Stand together, folks
Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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@donmoyn.bsky.social is right. Want to hear more from actual researchers who have are experts on this evidence? Check out @irpwisc.bsky.social virtual seminar coming up later this month: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/wor...
@chloeneast.bsky.social @centeronbudget.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🌟What if early educators were paid like K-12 teachers? New evidence from Washington, DC shows what would happen: more stability in the child care workforce, higher-quality caregiving, and greater mental health and financial well-being for early educators.🌟

#EduSkyECEC

www.urban.org/research/pub...
Wage Enhancements Benefit Child Care Staffing in DC
In this summary, we provide sustained evidence of the benefits of the District of Columbia’s wage enhancement program for early childhood educators, the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, to ch...
www.urban.org
May 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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🌟 Did you know that most federal education data are archived in the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Education Data Explorer? It's a great resource for research and analysis - and there's even a full API version linked in thread. 🌟

#EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
Education Data Explorer
Explore education data
educationdata.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This handy NIH explainer about why indirects are so important--that is why they are critical for the research enterprise-- is worth a listen. It directly contradicts the statement, and justification for the cut, it issued last night. nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2015/09/...
All About Indirect Costs
When I started Rock Talk, one of my goals was to lift the curtain on NIH decision-making and to demystify NIH policies and processes. One topic that I have talked endlessly about throughout my tenure ...
nexus.od.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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via @ipums.bsky.social @minnpop.bsky.social IPUMS Data Remain Available: IPUMS remains committed to preserving and democratizing access to the world’s population data. ͏ mailchi.mp/umn/ipums-02...
IPUMS Data Remain Available
mailchi.mp
February 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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📅 June 11–12, 2025
📝 Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025
🎤 Keynote: Janet Currie (Princeton University)
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Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior
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February 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM