Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham
The Special Education Boss® Podcast is where advocacy meets action. Join Karen Mayer Cunningham each week as she empowers parents and professionals to understand their rights, navigate the system, and show up strong at the IEP table.
Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham
Latest Episodes
Part of Your Story, Not Your Whole Story: Rachel Irizarry on Growing Up With a Learning Disability
Rachel Irizarry studied for every test and prepared for every quiz, and her grades still would not move. Around fifth grade, her mom trusted her gut, asked the school to evaluate her, and everything changed. Today Rachel is a titleholder in the...
Half-Days, MDRs & the Money Trail: Your IEP Questions, Answered Live
Do you know your rights at the IEP table? In this live Q&A, Karen Mayer Cunningham (Special Education Boss®) answers real questions from parents, paraprofessionals, and educators on the issues that actually show up in meetings — no fluff, n...
26 Years in the Classroom: A Veteran Teacher Sounds the Alarm
What happens when the people responsible for carrying out your child's IEP were never trained, supported, or backed up to do it right?This week, Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Michelle Williams, a 26-year veteran classroom teacher...
Celebrating the Disability Community: Uniquely You Comes to North Houston (with Lauren Hasz & Brodie Simmons)
There's no shortage of information when you're raising a child with a disability. There's a shortage of trusted information you can actually use.In this episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham talks with Lauren Hasz and Brodie Simmons about Uni...
Where Are All the Special Education Attorneys? The Truth About Reading, IEPs, and Enforcement — with Diane Dragan
Where Are All the Special Education Attorneys? The Truth About Reading, IEPs, and Enforcement — with Diane DraganThere are millions of children in this country with an IEP. And by attorney Diane Dragan's count, maybe a thousand lawyers ...
