Public Education Partners

Traditional public schools have been inundated with education policies dealing with: High-stakes testing Failing, unaccountable for-profit charter schools Expansion of school vouchers Drastic budget cuts Unfunded mandates Students have never been under more developmentally inappropriate and highly stressful policies than what we see in public schoo... ls today. Because our school children have essentially become guinea pigs for poorly developed educational legislation, a grassroots movement has developed with people joining together to raise awareness and take action about what's at stake in public education. Public Education Partners (PEP) is an organization that was put together to unite this growing number of public school advocacy groups. PEP is a nonprofit nonpartisan group that was formed: To support publicly accountable Ohio schools for all students. To advocate for equitably funded public schools that offer a full and rich curriculum to all children. To promote the elimination of high-stakes tests for the evaluation of students, teachers, and schools. To connect various public education advocacy groups throughout the state. To provide this coalition with the tools needed to effectively advocate for public education. We believe that public education is the cornerstone of our democracy and the heart of our communities. Public Education Partners is on social media - please join in its advocacy initiatives: Facebook - Twitter - PEP Board of Directors Barry Alcock - Groveport, Ohio Anita Beck - Worthington, Ohio Debbie Bernauer - Brecksville, Ohio Marti Franks - Reminderville, Ohio Dan Greenberg - Sylvania, Ohio Lynn Keen Greenberg - Springboro, Ohio Kevin Griffin - Dublin, Ohio Russ Harris - Grove City, Ohio Katie Hauer - Mason, Ohio Jeanne Melvin - Columbus, Ohio Eva O'Mara - Brecksville, Ohio Bill Phillis - Columbus, Ohio Jerry Rampelt - Columbus, Ohio Maureen Reedy - Columbus, Ohio Frances Strickland - Columbus, Ohio Andy Wilson - Fairborn, Ohio Donna Wilson - Fairborn, Ohio EmailRead More