Musings of an Urban School Psychologist

A seventh grade student mistaken for a parent by a staff member. A 13-year-old in fourth grade. A first grader a two heads taller and more d...

One of our district special education supervisors recently forwarded some information to the Committee on Special Education staff on People ...

I always have such great conversations and idea-bouncing with my email buddy, a school psychologist in Ohio. She emailed me today with a que...

If you're from New York and are a member of the New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) , your email has been all abuzz lat...

If you missed this PBS special when it aired, you totally need to check out School Counselor Blog's post about Too Important to Fail , ...

My building, like so many others, faces a big problem: bullying . Most of it is verbal, done online, or done on the sly during the day. Most...

This weekend, I attended the New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) executive board meeting in Albany. Wow, what an experienc...

Well, with Labor Day tomorrow, the summer truly is coming to an end. Boyfriend and I are having a family get -together tomorrow with our par...

(Warning for language in the video) While I have previously posted regarding my thoughts on the use of "mental retardation" in ...

For anyone who hasn't seen Taylor Mali's defense of teachers yet, you simply must.

While powering it out on the elliptical at the gym one day last week, I read the National Education Association's (NEA) most recent pub...

I've spent the majority of my week attending in-service trainings. Boyfriend summed it up best: "I bet you're thrilled to be si...

I read a blurb not long ago that President Obama signed Rosa's Law , which will replace the terms "mental retardation" in Fede...