Strategies for Standardized Tests at PEP In classrooms across Ohio and at PEP, teachers are working hard to prepare all students for what is to come. Their work includes ensuring not only that young people meet grade-level and content standards, but also that they can demonstrate that knowledge on standardized tests. After all, regardless of
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This is About Protecting Human Life “Ultimately, I believe this [supporting transgender youth] is about protecting human life,” says Ohio Governor Mike DeWine of his decision to veto House Bill 68. The bill, which passed the Ohio House and Senate and was sent to the governor’s desk on Dec. 18, would have banned gender-affirming care
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Talking About Scary Events with Young Children If you’re like most people these days, your mind is at least partially occupied by some very scary events and realities. Stories of school shootings and gun violence plague the news. As a nation, we continue to grapple with the very real physical and emotional harm of structural
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Re-ED in Real Life: Making Life Changing Strides at PEP PEP Staff Development Director Ken Siemen recently sat down to talk about the transformative power of Re-ED. Siemen, who has spent his entire career at PEP, told the story of a student he had years ago, Joey, who made tremendous strides – literally and figuratively
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