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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Laura McKenna

Writer, Activist, Entrepreneur

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