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.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 69
- Years Active
- 2025
How to Write Compliant IEP Goals That Actually Help Kids Thrive
Do you know what really makes an IEP goal compliant, effective, and life-changing for students?
In this training-style episode, Karen breaks down:
- The 6 types of IEP goals (spoiler: academics are just …
Know Your Rights: The Truth About Procedural Safeguards in Special Education
Do you know your rights—or are you just hoping the school will tell you the truth?
In this episode of Special Education Boss®, Karen Mayer Cunningham dives deep into the procedural safeguards that eve…
IEP Chaos, Charter School Myths & Advocate Q&A
In this episode of Special Education Boss®, Karen Mayer Cunningham is back with answers, attitude, and all the legal clarity you need to navigate the wild world of special education.
She tackles it al…
The 5 Pillars of an Amazing IEP
Welcome back to Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham, where we train everyone who sits at the 504 and IEP table to navigate and negotiate successful student outcomes.
In this episode, K…
Ask the Advocate – Real Questions, Real Answers, Real Advocacy
What do you do when your child is suspended?
Denied services?
Or placed in the wrong setting with no say?
In this open Q&A-style episode of Special Education Boss®, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers your…
Mutually Agreed Upon Time
Have you ever been told the IEP meeting is already scheduled and you just need to show up? Or that your school onlyholds IEP meetings on Fridays at 10:47?
🚨 Not so fast.
In this episode of Special Edu…
What You Don’t Know Will Cost Your Child: Restraints, Paras, and Filing Complaints
Welcome to another episode of Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham, where we cut through the confusion at the IEP and 504 table to give you clear answers and powerful action steps.
This…
Ask the Advocate: Real Questions, Real Answers from the IEP Frontlines
Welcome to Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham — your bold, truth-telling advocate for all things IEP, 504, and student rights. In this debut episode, Karen tackles real-time question…
You Can’t Make This Up: Real Questions, Real Answers
Welcome to this week’s episode of Special Education Boss® with Karen Mayer Cunningham — where we empower parents, educators, and professionals to navigate and negotiate successful outcomes.
In this As…