by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Apr 26, 2026 | IEP, IEP Process, Karen Mayer Cunningham, Press, Special Education Advocate
Press Conference — April 23, 2026 When a School District Silences Parents, We Show Up With a Microphone Karen Mayer Cunningham held a public press conference at Prosper ISD to address ongoing special education violations, denial of parental rights, and systemic...
by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Apr 22, 2026 | Advocate Resources, IDEA, IEP, Karen Mayer Cunningham
EPIC NOTES BLOG POST — Ask the Advocate: Resource Rooms, MDR, Compensatory Services, and More Special Education Boss® | Karen Mayer Cunningham April 20, 2026 LIVE Q&A INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Paste this entire block into a Divi CODE MODULE on your blog post page 2. Paste the...
by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Apr 9, 2026 | Special Education Advocate
Paraprofessionals are some of the most important people in a school building. They show up every day, work directly with students, and often become the person a child trusts the most. Karen Mayer Cunningham has said it plainly: paraprofessionals changed her own...
by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Mar 31, 2026 | Special Education Law
If someone at your school said “it’s fine” without showing you the law — it probably was not fine. This is a full breakdown of what the law actually says about paraprofessionals, AAC rights, autism eligibility, and 504 plans. Every week inside...
by Karen Mayer Cunningham | Mar 17, 2026 | IEP Process
Most Parents Are Missing This—And It Changes Everything Most parents walk into an IEP meeting believing decisions will be made at the table. But what if those decisions were already made before you even sat down? After 30 years in special education, I can tell you...