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Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

SpedEx Consultation — A positive, innovative, and successful approach to build TRUST in special…

AMAZINGLY (to me, at least), the federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the IDEA), does not…

Mar 17

Mar 17

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

“Miriam, I hear you but I’m not going to do it!”

So said one of my favorite clients. I was his school district’s attorney where he was the director of special education. I had just advised…

Dec 13, 2023

Dec 13, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

“Numbers don’t lie but people do” — Wall Street Journal front-page story.

As you know, I’ve been writing short vignettes and snippets of ideas about TRUST. Here’s the latest from my Tuesday Tips.

Sep 28, 2023

Sep 28, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Trust at the RED light

Every Tuesday morning I send out a Tuesday Tip by email to my subscribers. If you’d like to receive these Tips, just email me at…

Aug 29, 2023

Trust at the RED light

Aug 29, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Every Tuesday morning I send out my Tuesday Tips by email to my subscribers.

These Tips are all about TRUST — what it is, why it’s so vital, how to build it, how we need it in schools (and everywhere), how to spot…

Jul 23, 2023

Every Tuesday morning I send out my Tuesday Tips by email to my subscribers.

Jul 23, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

TRUST in an amazing dance program at a California prison

I’m always looking for stories that include that little word, TRUST. Just call me the “TRUST Lady.” After 60+ years in public education —…

Jun 26, 2023

TRUST in an amazing dance program at a California prison

Jun 26, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

OK, so what is TRUST?

These posts continue to explore TRUST in schools and in every day life— what it is, why it’s so vital, how to build it, how we need it in…

Jun 14, 2023

Jun 14, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Because that’s how we’ve ALWAYS done it!

How many times have we heard that retort? Way too many….

May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

His best teacher, ever!

I’ve carried Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye’s Boston Globe obituary with me since he died at age 88 in 2012. The obituary is by Andrew Taylor…

May 8, 2023

His best teacher, ever!

May 8, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Stephen Hawking, the scientist — Do you remember him? Here’s some of his wisdom and common sense.

Here’s a short, very short story about a speech by Stephen Hawking that I heard thirtynine years ago in Boston. Why share a short story, a…

Apr 17, 2023

Apr 17, 2023

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA

Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA, is a reformer, thought leader, lawyer, and author. Check out her book, Special Education 2.0 and her medicine bottle art!

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