Laura McKenna

Writer: Education, Parenting, Politics

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August 20, 2019 Laura

In the ‘Crazy, Complicated’ World of Special Education, Parents Turn to One Another for Help — on the Internet

August 6, 2019 Laura

Newsletter Coming Soon

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Laura

Too Few Guidance Counselors, Too Little Information: Why Community College Might Be the Best Path for High School Graduates — But They’ll Never Know It

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Laura

Welcome

July 29, 2019 Laura

Flying With Autism

July 12, 2019 Laura

When Suburbanites Question College

April 23, 2019 Laura

District 75: ‘The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love’

April 23, 2019 Laura

Many Families Aren’t Sending Their Kids to Small Liberal Arts Colleges Anymore. Mine Isn’t, Either. Here’s Why

January 11, 2019 Laura

When College Isn’t Enough

November 7, 2018 Laura

The First in Their Families, College Bound

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I just love WPA Project parks and art, so I took a ton of pictures at Bear Mountain park and zoo last week. Here’s more...
Foggy morning walk.
Perky daffodils make me smile!
Day off! Day trip to hike around Bear Mountain, then rewards at the Cold spring depot and little shops.
Puppy wants out of Covid jail.
The first semi-indoor family event in over a year. The year of Covid is almost over!

Recent Posts: Apt. 11d

SL 831

I want to sip wine here, while watching other diners arrive on their boats on Lake George below. Following CDC rules, we did a lot of local travel last year. Travel was healing for us and for the kids. I’m already planning this weekend’s day trip. I think we might do a bike trip along […]

A Royal Mess: An American’s Thoughts on all the Royal DRAMA, Part 5

This is Part 5 is of a series of posts on the crazy royal family. Here’s Part 1,  Part 2 and Part 3 and Part 4. With Prince Phillip’s funeral on Saturday, the Royal gossip is going to be off-the-hook. It’s terribly silly, and I really should ignore it all. Terrible distraction from work. Want to hear the gossip? A […]

On My Camera

On this grey Monday morning, I’m easing into the work week by organizing photos. Here are some from the past couple weeks:

The Great Education Debates of the Week

From the Newsletter. In a week with some personal drama — COVID exposure at Easter dinner, tests, and vaccinations for Steve and myself just an hour ago — I’ve distracted myself by diving into dramas in the wider world, like voting laws, Prince Phillip’s death, and school stuff, of course.  Even without a fully vaccinated public, rising […]

SL 830

At 9:15, we packed both kids into the car to visit the Urgent Care Center in Paramus, next to the Tom Sawyer diner for four rapid COVID tests. At Sunday’s Easter Dinner, we were exposed to two family members who were harboring evil buggies. Jonah could not return to school, so he had to endure […]

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