Cynthia Peeples is the founding director of Honesty for Ohio Education, a
nonpartisan statewide coalition that believes every child deserves an honest
high-quality education grounded in truth, facts, and diverse perspectives. In
her role, Cynthia advocates for honest education at the Ohio Statehouse,
State Board of Education, school districts, and higher ed campuses. She
serves on the state board of the League of Women Voters Ohio, leads the
League’s Northeast Ohio REAL TALK program, co-chairs the Akron NAACP
ACT-SO program, helps build capacity for cultural proficiency and inclusive
education in her local school district, and serves the Akron arts community
as a board member of the Akron Civic Theatre.
Ohioans believe that democracy should allow everyone to have a say in the future of our local communities and our state. We all want to elect leaders who represent our values, no matter our race, background, or zip code. But over the course of the past year, Ohioans have watched as certain elected leaders have […]