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Cynthia Peeples

Cynthia Peeples

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.

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The gerrymandering of public education

By: - August 22, 2022

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 […]