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You Wrote the Book. So Why Isn't Anyone Reading It? (with Nick Hutchison)
Season 2 · Episode 157
Thursday, October 8, 2026 • Duration 38:17
You wrote the book. So why isn't anyone reading it?
Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Nick Hutchison, founder and CEO of BookThinkers, the author growth agency that played a big part in the launch of The Epic IEP™. They met in a mastermind, where Karen gave a stranded Nick a ride back to his hotel. Good traffic meant she got to pick his brain the whole way. Today, you get to listen in.
Nick started reading to get better at his sales job. The books worked, he started sharing them online, and authors started knocking on his door. Today BookThinkers helps mission-driven authors get their message in front of the readers who need it.
If you are an advocate, an educator, or a parent with a story to tell (or a book already sitting in boxes in your garage), this one is for you.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
The biggest mistake authors make: surprising their audience instead of inviting them in
Why "you don't write a book, you launch a business"
It's never too late: the first time someone reads your book is the first time
Planting trees: how one reader who implements becomes word of mouth
Clear beats clever, and why a confused customer always says no
Why the QR code belongs in the front of your book
How podcast guesting builds trust with listeners, and with AI search tools
Resonance over reach: the right room beats the biggest room
The book that changed Karen's life in the third grade
ABOUT THE GUEST Nick Hutchison is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and founder of BookThinkers, a 7-figure author growth agency helping mission-driven authors reach more readers. He is the author of Rise of the Reader, host of the BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books podcast, and host of the BookThinkers Book Club on Skool. His signature philosophy: Read Less. Apply More. BookThinkers: https://bookthinkers.com Join the BookThinkers Book Club: https://www.skool.com/bookthinkers/about
READY TO SIT AT THE TABLE PREPARED? You don't know what you don't know, but you need to. Get The Epic IEP™ in print, Kindle, or audiobook: https://theepiciep.com Join us inside the Academy for the training, the community, and the walkthrough of every page of the IEP: https://specialeducationacademy.com/training
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
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Pills Don't Teach Skills: ADHD, Executive Function, and What Belongs in the IEP
Season 2 · Episode 156
Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 01:26:10
Your child is not lazy. Your child is not unmotivated. And ADHD is not an attention disorder.
Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Michael McLeod, MA, CCC-SLP, ADHD and executive functioning specialist and founder of GrowNOW ADHD, for the conversation most families never get in the IEP meeting.
Michael started out as a speech-language pathologist and watched parents spend thousands of dollars and thousands of hours on services that never made the skills stick. So he went to the research, built the GrowNOW internal skills model, and has spent the years since training students, parents, and school staff in the one thing that actually predicts outcomes: executive function.
Karen brings every piece of it back to the table. What does this look like during the instructional day? What goes in the document? And what are you agreeing to that is quietly working against your child?
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Why ADHD is a disorder of executive function and emotional regulation, not attention - "Pills don't teach skills." Why medication is a family decision, and what it can and cannot fix - The one-to-one Chromebook problem, and how to push back on a district technology directive - Why extended time backfires for a student who is time blind - How 23 accommodations became normal, and how to lean the document back out - Grades are not the gate. Educational impact is. - What to say when the school implies homework is required (no state requires it) - Boys, girls, masking, and the three zones of executive function: school, home, and social - ADHD vs. autism, ADHD and dyslexia, and why characteristics matter more than labels - The 90 percent rule for parents: use less language, remove the audience
Plus close to an hour of live listener questions, answered on the spot.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Michael McLeod, MA, CCC-SLP, is an ADHD and executive functioning specialist and the founder of GrowNOW ADHD, which has worked with close to 3,000 families worldwide since 2016. He began his career as a speech-language pathologist and now trains school staff across the country and internationally.Website: https://grownowadhd.comInstagram: @grownowadhdPodcast: the ADHD Parenting Podcast, on SpotifyREADY TO SIT AT THE TABLE PREPARED?You don't know what you don't know, but you need to. Join us inside the Academy for the training, the community, and the walkthrough of every page of the IEP: https://specialeducationacademy.com/trainingNeed an advocate or a consultation? office@specialeducationacademy.comFollow along:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialeducationboss/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialEducationBoss/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpecialEducationAcademyThis is educational training, not legal advice.
Modifications, Placement, and Paras: Your Back-to-School Questions Answered
Season 2 · Episode 155
Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 51:25
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 don't know, but you need to. This episode helps you close that gap and walk into your next meeting prepared.
In this episode:
Modifications vs. accommodations, and what to do when a modification isn't written anywhere in the IEP
Why doing anything outside the IEP is a violation, and how "codified" means it is the law
Resource rooms and the continuum of placements: what a school is actually required to offer
The three phrases that govern paraprofessionals: direct supervision, close proximity, and frequent contact
When a one-to-one para is warranted, and when it sets up learned dependency
How to file a complaint the right way when you are a district employee
Removing your child for safety, the written notice reimbursement requires, and where homeschool fits
Eligibility questions: IEP goals, OHI vs. Orthopedic Impairment, and communication supports
The back-to-school mindset: speak the promise, not the problem, and assume competency
Do you know your rights? This is why we sit at the table prepared.
Part of Your Story, Not Your Whole Story: Rachel Irizarry on Growing Up With a Learning Disability
Season 2 · Episode 154
Thursday, August 6, 2026 • Duration 13:53
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 Miss Volunteer America system, is on track for a doctorate in physical therapy, and uses her SERVE initiative, Learning Disabilities Endless Possibilities, to tell students one thing: a learning disability is part of your story, not your whole story.
In this episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham and Rachel walk through what actually helped in the classroom, where the system dropped the ball, and what every parent can do about it.
In this episode: - Why a parent's gut check ("something isn't right") is often the start of getting help - The supports that moved Rachel's scores: in-class support, extended time, and fewer answer choices - Staying in general education while getting what she needed - How the handoff into high school failed when her records did not transfer, and how a freshman had to advocate for herself - What Rachel saw when she finally read her full high school IEP, ten years later - Karen's do-it-now move for parents: print the full IEP, add a one-page summary, and hand it to every adult who teaches your child - Why the IEP is a best informed guess, and why meetings happen as needed - "Packages have labels, children have eligibility"
Do you know your rights? You don't know what you don't know, but you need to. This is why we sit at the table prepared.
Follow Rachel's SERVE initiative, Learning Disabilities Endless Possibilities, on Instagram at @ld_endlesspossibilities, and her titleholder journey at @missgardenstatevol. She competes in the Miss Volunteer America system this November in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Want to sit at the table prepared? Special Education Academy is where parents, advocates, and professionals learn to navigate and negotiate successful student outcomes. Learn with us at specialeducationacademy.com.
Listen and subscribe: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-boss-with-karen-mayer-cunningham/id1805933912Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03I43tikXlYvR6xIe3F24wBuzzsprout: https://specialeducationboss.buzzsprout.comiHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/271518986/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d75378a3-0f8b-4fd1-989b-67a5723b5377/special-education-boss%C2%AE-with-karen-mayer-cunninghamThis is educational training, not legal advice."When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody." — Karen Mayer Cunningham
Half-Days, MDRs & the Money Trail: Your IEP Questions, Answered Live
Season 2 · Episode 153
Thursday, July 16, 2026 • Duration 57:55
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, no legal jargon, just clear preparation.
Karen breaks down what really happens after a young child makes a threat (hello, MDR and FBA), why an IEP is written for the full instructional day, and why agreeing to a half-day can quietly release the district from its obligation to deliver FAPE. She tackles ESY denials and the second prong nobody talks about, pull-out vs. push-in and the two questions that decide it, missed services and compensatory packages, and how to write a robust state complaint when your child has been denied a free appropriate public education.
She also clears up the alphabet soup — OI, ED, ECSE, LRE — and reminds every para in the room why the book on paraprofessionals exists. Plus a little pot-stirring on where IDEA money actually goes.
In this episode:
How schools must respond (not punish) when a student with an IEP makes a threat — MDR + FBA
Why an IEP is written for the full instructional day — and the half-day trap
ESY: the two prongs, and the one they almost never bring up
Pull-out vs. push-in — meaningful benefit and harmful effect
Missed services, compensatory education, and outside-provider reimbursement
Writing a robust state complaint when FAPE has been denied
Eligibility clarified: OI, ED, ECSE, and "we don't make up names"
Progress reporting is a right — not a summer to-do
Get The Epic IEP™ — the seven-part framework Karen uses to write an IEP anywhere in the country. Find it in the TikTok shop or at theepiciep.com, along with The Epic IEP Workbook, The Epic IEP Paraprofessional, and The Epic IEP Federal Law & State Guidelines.
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26 Years in the Classroom: A Veteran Teacher Sounds the Alarm
Season 2 · Episode 152
Friday, July 10, 2026 • Duration 41:31
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 who has taught elementary and mathematics in rural, urban, and suburban schools. Michelle has watched teacher support erode from the inside, and she is not staying quiet about it.
This is a conversation every parent, advocate, and educator needs to hear. Michelle pulls back the curtain on what is really happening in schools, and Karen connects it straight to your rights and your child's education.
Here is some of what we get into:
- Why sit-and-get professional development fails teachers and the students who count on them
- The greening of education, and what happens when new teachers are left to train new teachers
- What the law actually expects when a child is suspected of having a disability, before an IEP is even in place
- Why signing an IEP is a legally binding commitment, not a formality
- How IDEA works as a federal grant program, and the assurances your state signs every single year
- What least restrictive environment means, and why quietly relaxed standards should concern every family
- How to find out what your district actually spends on special education using open records
- What Michelle learned filing two state complaints that were both substantiated
Then we do the thing most people only talk about doing. We walk through how to fill out a state complaint, step by step.
You don't know what you don't know, but you need to. This is why we sit at the table prepared.
Want to go deeper? Inside Special Education Academy we break down every page of the IEP, your procedural rights, and how to navigate and negotiate successful student outcomes. Start at specialeducationacademy.com.
Celebrating the Disability Community: Uniquely You Comes to North Houston (with Lauren Hasz & Brodie Simmons)
Season 2 · Episode 151
Thursday, July 2, 2026 • Duration 27:27
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 Uniquely You, a free magazine launching in North Houston that celebrates the disability community and connects families to real, vetted resources.
They get into what makes this different: it's free, it's opt-in, it comes in print and digital, and every cover celebrates an individual or family navigating disability, birth to 100+. Karen, Lauren, and Brodie talk about the resources families actually need, the businesses that serve this community in person and virtually, and why the adult and transition "capacity stories" we never hear are some of the most important ones to tell.
Whether you're a parent, an advocate, a provider, or a business owner who wants to reach and support this community, this conversation shows you where to start.
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE https://youtu.be/FIx0zHzRPxY
GET INVOLVED WITH UNIQUELY YOU NORTH HOUSTON (launching 2026) Subscribe FREE to the magazine: https://forms.gle/ePkhizd7aT7tY15A8 Nominate a story or refer a business: https://forms.gle/jEncgnc6cfpzXvxW8 Learn more: https://www.uniquelyyoumag.com/ Reach Lauren directly: lauren.hasz@n2co.com
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When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. - Karen Mayer Cunningham
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
Where Are All the Special Education Attorneys? The Truth About Reading, IEPs, and Enforcement — with Diane Dragan
Season 2 · Episode 150
Thursday, July 2, 2026 • Duration 51:34
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 thousand lawyers nationwide are willing to take these cases to court. Sit with that.
In this episode, Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Diane Dragan — special education attorney, founder of Dragan Law Firm in St. Louis, and host of the Litigating Literacy podcast. Diane didn't set out to do this work. She was a federal public defender until her own three children were diagnosed with dyslexia and she ran into the same wall every parent hits: "Your diagnosis means nothing. He's doing good enough." So she became the attorney she couldn't find.
This is a straight-talk conversation about how special education actually works — and why so many families feel like the system is built to exhaust them before they can hold it accountable.
WHAT WE GET INTO
- Why there are almost no special education attorneys, and the financial reality that keeps it that way - The reading crisis: why 40%+ of kids need explicit, systematic phonics — and why so many schools stopped teaching it - Balanced literacy vs. structured literacy, and the "just right book" myth - The teacher-training gap: how educators are sent in as generalists without the specialized instruction their students need - Poorly written IEP goals — sight words before phonics, missing oral reading fluency norms, and goals that don't match need - Enforcement: why schools only follow the law when it becomes more expensive not to — and who actually enforces a due process win (often, no one) - Independent Educational Evaluations: your right to a free second opinion, and why current data changes everything - How to build a "suspicion of disability" using your own state's learning standards - The tutoring trap: how tutoring at home can skew the data and let the school take credit - When a family needs an advocate vs. an attorney - Why "fixing" a bad IEP can wreck a case before it starts - The "good relationship" myth, and what the internal emails actually sayWhether you're a parent, an advocate, or an educator at the table, this one will change how you read every IEP that lands in front of you. You don't know what you don't know — but you need to.This is why we sit at the table prepared.A note: This conversation is educational. We're not giving legal advice — we're educating you. For advice about your specific situation, talk to a qualified attorney in your state.More on Diane: Dragan Law Firm, LLC (St. Louis, MO) — https://www.draganlawfirm.com — or find her Litigating Literacy podcast.LISTEN & SUBSCRIBESpecial Education Boss with Karen Mayer Cunningham — new episodes weekly.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-boss-with-karen-mayer-cunningham/id1805933912Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03I43tikXlYvR6xIe3F24wBuzzsprout: https://specialeducationboss.buzzsprout.comiHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/271518986/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d75378a3-0f8b-4fd1-989b-67a5723b5377Learn with us at Special Education Academy: https://specialeducationacademy.com
When Advocacy Isn't Enough: Special Education Due Process Explained (with Attorney Maria McGinley)
Season 2 · Episode 149
Thursday, June 25, 2026 • Duration 01:20:52
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 comes next.
In this episode of Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham, Karen sits down with special education attorney Maria McGinley for an honest, practical look at special education dispute resolution: mediation, state complaints, and due process. Maria brings a rare perspective to the table. She is a former special education teacher, a practicing attorney, and a parent who has navigated the IEP process for her own child.
Together they unpack what every parent and advocate should understand before a dispute escalates, including:
- Why advocacy always comes first, and due process is the last resort - What due process actually is, an administrative trial, not Law and Order, and the emotional and financial toll it carries - Why your paper trail is your evidence, and your memory is not - How to respond to your IEP and the district's deliberations in writing - What the Endrew F. decision means for "meaningful progress" - Burden of proof, and why it matters which state you are in - Independent Educational Evaluations, recording IEP meetings, and knowing when it is time to bring in an attorney
This is educational training, not legal advice. The goal, as always, is to help you sit at the table prepared.
Have a question for our team? Email advocate@specialeducationacademy.com. Explore the Academy at specialeducationacademy.com.
Guest: Maria McGinley, Esq. — mlgsped.com
When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everyone.
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss®Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
Beyond Behavior Management: What the Science Actually Says
Season 2 · Episode 148
Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 01:31:00
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. Most school plans are built to get compliance in the moment. They manage the behavior and miss what is actually driving it. And when the same kind of plan fails for the fifth or sixth time, the child is the one who walks away believing they are the problem.
This conversation flips that.
Here is what Karen and the Bowmans get into:
Why behavior is not the problem, the nervous system is
The difference between access to the thinking brain and the capacity to meet a demand
What a "state of protection" looks like in your classroom or at your kitchen table
Why connection is the primary intervention, not the reward at the end of it
The trap of praise as judgment, and the neutral "I noticed" language that actually regulates
How predictable, empathetic interactions re-pattern the stress response over time
Why proactive regulation beats reactive regulation every single time
A one-minute regulation practice an adult can do in the middle of a full classroom
This is not about labels. ADHD, ODD, autism, trauma — the diagnosis does not change the work. The work is the nervous system and the missing skills underneath the behavior.
If you have ever sat in a meeting and heard "we have tried everything," this episode is for you.
We are not giving legal advice. We are educating you — so you can sit at the table prepared.
When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everyone. — Karen Mayer Cunningham
ABOUT OUR GUESTS — DORIS & RICK BOWMAN Doris and Rick Bowman are "Team Bowman," founders of Bowman Consulting Group and trainers, consultants, and coaches on trauma-informed, neuro-affirming practices. With a combined 50+ years working with the students schools struggle most to serve, they have sat on every side of the table — as the school, the parent, and the advocate. They are the authors of two Amazon #1 books: Your FBA Is a Fantasy! and Facing the Fantasy, Finding the Way Forward. Find their books and trainings at https://www.bowmanconsultgroup.com
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
This is educational training, not legal advice. Special Education Boss® educates and prepares parents, advocates, and professionals. It does not provide legal representation.
"When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody." — Karen Mayer Cunningham
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
Coming up: 2-Day Live Virtual Intensive, August 22–23. Catch Karen in person: Innovative School Summit, Nashville (Gaylord), July 25–29 · ASHA National Conference, Indianapolis, November 18.
"When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody." — Karen Mayer Cunningham
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
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About our guest: Michelle Williams is a 26-year veteran educator who is taking her fight for public education and students with disabilities to the policy level as a candidate for Texas State Representative. To learn more about her campaign or support her work, visit https://michelleforstaterep.com.
This episode is educational training, not legal advice.
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
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👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
✨ When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. ✨
👩⚖️ Hosted by Karen Mayer Cunningham, Advocate & Special Education Boss® Each week, Karen shares real stories, legal insights, and no-nonsense strategies to help you navigate special education with clarity and confidence.
👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
📚 Browse now: https://amzn.to/3RiQPLl (As an Amazon Associate, Karen may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you.)
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👉 Subscribe & never miss an episode — new episodes drop every week! 🎓 Join The Academy: Weekly live trainings + 250+ hours of advocacy tools & expert resources 🔗 Learn more at The Epic IEP™ Academy First month free, after that, cancel anytime.
🧠 Want to level up your advocacy game? Check out the Advocate's Bookshelf — a curated collection of must-have tools, guides, and legal references every special education advocate should own. From federal code to diagnostic manuals, these are the essentials that help you advocate with clarity and confidence.
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