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Transforming California Education: EmbraceAbilities Drives Inclusive Change ~ 1245

Watch the episode on YouTube. Transforming California Education: EmbraceAbilitie | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Marcia Reily is a Coordinator III with the EmbraceAbilities Grant Project at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Her career focuses on developing inclusive educational systems for students with extensive support needs. With experience as a site administrator, […]

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Battle Fatigue: The Fight for Inclusive Education with Dr. Priya Lalvani ~ 1224

Watch the episode now on YouTube. Battle Fatigue: The Fight for Inclusive Education | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s): Dr. Priya Lalvani is a professor of Disability Studies at Montclair State University, where she also coordinates inclusive education graduate programs. Holding a PhD in developmental psychology from CUNY and a Master of Arts in

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The Harsh Realities of Segregated Classrooms ~ 1202

Watch the episode now on YouTube. The Harsh Realities of Segregated Classrooms | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Tim Villegas is the Director of Communications for the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education (MCIE). He is also the founder of Think Inclusive, which is the blog, podcast, and social media handle of MCIE. He has

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Beth Liesenfeld on Building Child-Centered, Inclusive IEPs ~ 1031

 Listen to the episode on YouTube. Beth Liesenfeld on Building Child-Centered, Inclus | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Beth Liesenfeld (she/her) — Occupational therapist and founder of The IEP Lab, where she equips parents with “insider” understanding of school processes and culture to make IEP teams more collaborative and child‑centered. She hosts The Parent IEP Lab podcast and

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From Barriers to Belonging: Colleen Tomko’s Journey with Kids Together ~ 1028

Listen to this episode on YouTube. From Barriers to Belonging: Colleen Tomko’s Journe | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Colleen Tomko — Parent advocate, artist, and president of Kids Together, an all-volunteer nonprofit promoting inclusion. A Penn State graduate and Partners in Policymaking alum, Colleen has dedicated her life to ensuring that all children, including her

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Mary Beth Moore on Fighting for Belonging in Education ~ 1018

Listen to this episode on YouTube. Mary Beth Moore on Fighting for Belonging in Educa | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Mary Beth Moore — Author of Unwanted: Fighting to Belong and founder/executive director of The Advocacy Underground. She studied political science and criminal justice at UNC Charlotte, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, worked as a

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Perfectly Imperfect Advocacy: How to Make Inclusion Work in Schools with Ashley Barlow ~ 1012

Watch the episode on YouTube Perfectly Imperfect Advocacy: How to Make Inclusio | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Episode Summary This crossover conversation flips the script: Tim Villegas and Ashley Barlow interview each other about what authentic inclusive education looks like and how to advocate for it—practically, legally, and system‑wide. They unpack how dear colleague letters and policy

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