Apt. 11D Newsletter

This newsletter builds on my established blog, which is named after my former New York City apartment. Here, I share my thoughts on a variety of topics including politics, family life, parenting, and experiences in the suburbs. It's a casual, spontaneous space where I can express myself freely.

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Laura McKenna's Apt. 11D

3 weeks ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

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There's No School Like the Old School

4 weeks ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

Sometime this summer, I’ll exit my fifth decade. Periodically, I get a little freaked out by that number. I’m on the ground floor of old age. My husband is younger than I am, so I’ll be in the old age building by myself for three years. I really hate when he’s in a different decade than I am. But it doesn’t bother me too much. I ran my first 10K race last week. I’ve got a new job. I’m rewriting my future. I’m not quite a dinosaur yet. Laura McKenna's Apt. 11D is a reader-supported publication.
Dark Times in Higher Education

1 month ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

College admissions is serious business out here in the upper-middle-class suburbs. Parents hire college advisors and tutors to increase the odds that their child will get into a school with the “right fit.” Thousands are spent guiding their children through the admission process, even before the first tuition bill. Yet, these decisions are being made without considering massive changes in the higher education landscape.
Laura McKenna's Apt. 11D

1 month ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

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Is It Too Risky to Have Babies?

2 months ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

Women aren’t pumping out enough babies. The birthrate is below the replacement rate in countries across the world. It’s not a good situation. A society can’t survive with too many old people playing MahJong in the Villages and not enough young people producing wealth. The declining childbirth rate is already impacting colleges and public education. With the rising costs of , persistent student loan debt, and heavy childcare costs, it’s no wonder that couples are postponing babies indefinitely.
Laura McKenna's Apt. 11D

2 months ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

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The Rising Rates of Autism

2 months ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

Twenty years ago, back when my son’s speech delay became obvious, the school district sent us to a neurologist to see if he had autism. She watched him do a couple of wooden puzzles and asked him some questions. Her answer was, “Probably not.” The whole visit lasted about 15 minutes. Teachers confided that they held back their suspicions about autism in other children because they thought it was pointless to worry the parents. Ultimately, there was nothing to be done, they said.
Medicaid Saves Disabled People

2 months ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

For eight hours today, I helped families with disabled children and young adults. The younger families needed help understanding a new autism diagnosis, finding ABA providers that accept Medicaid, and learning the secret words that open up the doors of the special education system.
Laura McKenna's Apt. 11D

2 months ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

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Cory Booker is the Real Deal

2 months ago | lauramckenna.substack.com | Laura McKenna

About seven years ago, a staffer from Cory Booker’s office reached out about a potential interview with the Senator around school reform. Booker’s office thought the press coverage of his high profile efforts to improve schools in Newark during his years as mayor was inaccurate, and they wanted Booker to set the record straight. As a regular contributor to the Atlantic’s education section and a proud Jersey girl, I had already written one or two small pieces about Newark schools.