{"podcast":{"title":"Educator Forever","slug":"educator-forever-5757634","podcast_index_feed_id":5757634,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/educator-forever/","website_url":"https://www.educatorforever.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f98cff81-814f-4db9-831d-948efbea3314/0gwq5twynNevqt8P48netGb-.jpg","author":"Lily Jones, Teacher Advocate","episode_count":188,"summary":"There’s a lot that needs to change in education. But there are inspiring movements going on too! At Educator Forever, we believe teachers need to be at the forefront of education reform and be empowered to create career pathways that work for them. Do you ever think about leaving the classroom but have absolutely no idea what else you could do? You may not realize it yet, but you have acquired highly valuable skills throughout your teaching journey, and there is unlimited potential for you to use them. Tune in each week to hear about career opportunities that will help you achieve the income, impact, and freedom you’ve always dreamed of. The best part? You can do all of this without having to leave the world of education entirely. In addition to showing you the many ways you can expand your impact beyond the classroom, we’ll introduce you to inspiring leaders in education. Want to learn about new research? Looking to get familiar with innovative approaches to teaching and learning? We’ve got you covered. Your host, Lily Jones, is a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher who transitioned out of the classroom to work in curriculum design, writing content for ed tech companies a…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634"},"episode":{"title":"165. Navigating Special Education Systems with Karen Meyer Cunningham, The Special Education Boss","slug":"165-navigating-special-education-systems-with-karen-meyer-cunningham-the-special-education-boss","published_at":"2025-12-10T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634/165-navigating-special-education-systems-with-karen-meyer-cunningham-the-special-education-boss","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634","url":"https://www.educatorforever.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/21c52a67-1981-465c-b836-82926ffc305d.mp3","summary":"Karen Meyer Cunningham is a  nationally recognized special education advocate, speaker, and mediator with over two decades of experience guiding families, educators, and professionals through the complexities of special education systems. Known as The Special Education Boss®, she brings deep expertise in IDEA, Section 504, and disability advocacy, with a clear commitment to ensuring equitable access and meaningful outcomes for students with disabilities. Karen details how a difficult introduction to special education set her down her path to helping others. She also gets into her book, The Epic IEP, and how she runs her Special Education Academy. Make sure to tune in to hear how special education programs can improve. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode165 .","meta_description":"Karen Meyer Cunningham is a nationally recognized special education advocate, speaker, and mediator with over two decades of experience guiding fami…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1255,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/educator-forever-5757634/episodes/165-navigating-special-education-systems-with-karen-meyer-cunningham-the-special-education-boss/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634/165-navigating-special-education-systems-with-karen-meyer-cunningham-the-special-education-boss.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}