Laura McKenna

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February 14, 2023 Laura

Why Studying Is So Hard, and What Teachers Can Do to Help

August 15, 2022 Laura

After Social Isolation, Preparing Our Youngest Students to Thrive

March 17, 2022 Laura

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June 15, 2021 Laura

HuffPost: My Autistic Son Didn’t Have A Prom Date. What His Brother Did Next Was Beautiful.

April 14, 2021 Laura

Awareness Weeks Are Fine but People With Disabilities Need a Lot More Than That

March 18, 2021 Laura

Opinion: 7 Tips for Parents Who Want to Speak Out at School Board Meetings and Be Effective Advocates for Students

March 12, 2021 Laura

Are We Facing a Mental Health Crisis for Boys?

February 12, 2021 Laura

Occupational Therapy Shifts From Tactile to Digital

August 28, 2020 Laura

Why It’s So Hard to Report on Schools While Home-Schooling During a Pandemic

July 28, 2020 Laura

How To Reach Traumatized Students

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Friends, family, art, and wine - a perfect weekend!
26 years married to my boyfriend. Anniversary dinner - grilled lamb chops w/rosemary, mint, garlic, sea salt; potatoes au gratin; spinach
I submitted the paperwork to get put on the ballot in November. Well, not quite. I left one page of the paperwork in the copy machine at home, so I have to go back tomorrow. Ugh! I took my boys with me and got the best cheese burgers at White Manna. Fun day!
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About 22 years ago, we all met at the Jacob Javitts playground in Washington Heights with our two-year old babies. A great night eating grilled cheese, drinking wine, and talking about Succession. The babies are grown, but we haven’t stopped talking. @sallycaswellhat @roberttelenick @acemcdade @324lizer324 @patricioscalderon

Recent Posts: Apt. 11d

Autism, The Squarest Peg:

Ian was three years old when I first sat around a conference table at Meadowbrook School and begged for more help for him at an IEP meeting. At that time, Ian only said a few words, preferring to communicate with people through hand written notes or sign language. He read fluently, hated loud noises, and […]

We Need More Women on School Boards: Conquering The Second Shift, the Learning Curve, and Finances

As a parent with two kids, with one with special needs, a husband with an intense job, and my own work commitments, I know how to juggle. On a typical week, I’m driving Ian to speech therapy, figuring out the dinner menu, and scheduling interviews for an article. Sometimes at the same time.  This month, […]

Personal Post

Yesterday, was a big day.  We arrived at the Bergen County Clerk’s office in Hackensack with the many forms, signatures, and notarization that were necessary to put my name on the November ballot. I brought my boys with me, because I wanted them to be a part of this big moment.  My name on an […]

Personal News

Life upheaval continues. As I explained in the last post, I decided to run for local political office. The past week has been about filling out the paperwork. (Yes, MORE paperwork!) To get on the ballot, I got 15 signatures over the weekend. The forms will get notarized tomorrow and hand delivered to the county […]

Kids Can’t Read. What’s the Solution?, Part 3 in School Wars Series: Cook the books? Or teach them to read the books?

Every week, there’s another front page headline with the same theme: students are failing all the tests. This week’s bombshell came from Tom Kane and Sean Reardon in The New York Times option page. Tom Kane and Sean Reardon, top-notch researchers from Harvard and Stanford, penned an article: Parents Don’t Understand How Far Behind Their Kids Are in School.  In […]

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