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Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham · education · EN-US · 155 episodes
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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe 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 is hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham. The show has published 155 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Modifications, Placement, and Paras: Your Back-to-School Questions Answered" (13 August 2026, 51 minutes), "Part of Your Story, Not Your Whole Story: Rachel Irizarry on Growing Up With a Learning Disability" (6 August 2026, 14 minutes), and "Half-Days, MDRs & the Money Trail: Your IEP Questions, Answered Live" (16 July 2026, 58 minutes).
Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 155 episodes.
Booking probability for Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham's contact route on record: verified email.
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Karen Mayer Cunningham hosts Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham, an education show with 155 episodes published.
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Episode #155
School is back, and so are the questions. In this back-to-school Ask the Advocate, Karen Mayer Cunningham takes them live from parents, advocates, and educators sitting at the IEP and 504 table. You don't know what you...
Episode #154
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...
Episode #153
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...
Episode #152
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...
Episode #150
Where Are All the Special Education Attorneys? The Truth About Reading, IEPs, and Enforcement — with Diane Dragan There are millions of children in this country with an IEP. And by attorney Diane Dragan's count, maybe a...
Episode #151
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...
Episode #149
No parent sits down at the IEP table hoping for a fight. And no family ever says, "I cannot wait to go to due process." But when advocacy alone is not getting your child what they need, you deserve to understand what...
Episode #148
You cannot punish a child into having a skill they do not have. In this episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Doris and Rick Bowman to unpack one of the most misunderstood parts of special education: behavior...
Episode #147
Karen answers summer IEP questions live - ESY eligibility and transportation, early pickups as removals, IEE limits, and how to get your child's data. Full Description (plain text, copy-paste ready) Summer is when the...
Episode #146
Were you ever actually trained on what you are expected to do at the IEP table? Most parents, advocates, and educators were not — and that is exactly why we sit at the table prepared. In this live Ask the Advocate...
Episode #145
Sarah Harter trusted her gut for two years before anyone believed her. Her daughter Mia survived brain surgery at age two and has been defying expectations ever since. This is their story — and the resources that helped...
Episode #144
What happens when your child has an IEP but still isn’t getting the support they need? In this episode of Special Education Boss® , Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real-time questions from parents, educators, and...
Episode #143
It is the last full week of IEP meetings and Karen Mayer Cunningham is answering your live questions - and none of the answers are soft. This is a fast-moving Ask the Advocate session covering some of the most important...
Episode #142
Behavior is not just a choice. It is communication, capacity, nervous system response, and often a reflection of the support a child has — or has not — received. In this powerful episode of Special Education Boss® with...
Episode #141
Nobody prepared you for what it actually feels like to sit across from a teacher in an IEP meeting. And nobody prepared that teacher for what it feels like when you walk in. Karen Mayer Cunningham, Special Education...
Episode #140
Can a teacher call you on the phone and ask if you want to drop your IEP and go to a 504? Can the school relocate self-contained students because they are too loud during state testing? Can your principal tell you the...
Episode #139
In this live Q&A episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real questions from parents, educators, and advocates about some of the biggest special education issues showing up right now. From dyslexia tools and ADHD...
Episode #138
Can a paraprofessional replace a special education teacher in the classroom? What tools actually help kids with dyslexia? And what is ESY — really? In this LIVE Q&A, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real questions from...
Episode #137
Can a paraprofessional deliver specially designed instruction? What are the paraprofessional laws in your state? And what happens when a school district admits — in writing — that no certified special educator has been...
Episode #136
If someone at your school said it was fine without showing you the law - it probably was not fine. Karen Mayor Cunningham answers your live questions on this Ask the Advocate session of Special Education Boss. She...
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