Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Roni Love | Cerritos, CA
I believe in truth, being honest with students & teaching them to be critical thinkers…& to be kind!
Steven Foster | Durango, CO
Prema Trettin | Mill Valley, CA
I believe in the power of the truth to heal.
Leslie Hiatt | Downey, CA
We must teach the truth so so true equality can be reached. All voices in history must be heard and questioned.
Wendy Wick | Gladstone, OR
The truth matters. I will NOT lie or omit or whitewash U.S. history.
Jill Turco | Philadelphia, PA
There is nothing more important than truth!
Kelly McConnell | Falmouth, ME
Chelsey James | Salt Lake City, UT
The truth matters. There are so many unheard stories and voices that make up the real, full history of America. It is important to know the truth, even when it's uncomfortable.
Nicole Uhre-Balk | Boston, MA
Ruth Alhilali | Farmers Branch, TX
Students need to know the truth
Brooke Degener | Albany, NY
Lisa Herr | Minneapolis, MN
I am committed to ABAR in my classroom. I must be a co conspirator in breaking down the systems of white supremacy in education.
Andrew Altman | Elkins Park, PA
Not believing in factual truth doesn't make it false.
Alia Latorre | Palmdale, CA
I believe that truth is a necessity if we want to dismantle the systemic prejudices we see in all facets of our society. Truth-filled minds will pave the way forward as new generations grow to become what America always should have been for all people.
Erin Connors | Dearborn, MI
Sydney Arndorfer | Eugene, OR
I believe that students should be educated on the true history of our country and the way that our systems have been created to uphold oppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, etc. I believe that it would be incredibly detrimental to our entire society for schools and teachers to be banned from having these difficult but honest conversations with our students.
Sue James | Willits, CA
The truth matters! The students deserve to know the history of this country, be empowered by factual information and inspired to do better for future generations!!!
Skylar Primm | Montello, WI
Someone needs to start standing up to the bullies in our state legislatures.
Laura Park | Lawrenceville, GA
Nyssa Patten | Watertown, MA
The erasure of facts and truth will destroy democracy. Inclusion of facts and truth will create a just and equitable society where everyone can be free and there is no need to lie.
Julius Martinez | Cherry Hill, NJ
Britt Johnson | Minneapolis, MN
Amanda Lodermeier | Minneapolis, MN
Lora Irvine | Omaha, NE
We owe our students a clear and unbiased opportunity to learn.
Heather Marquardt | Calistoga, CA
Selected Pledges
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As an educator who is serious about teaching the truth I will not be bullied into silence. I will do my part in the fight for equity and equality by making sure my students are most equipped to fight this ugliness in the real world.
Yes, the truth of American history needs to be taught, but also its impact on the rest of the world, such as its role in WWII. I just finished teaching a college-level course on the Holocaust, and could not believe how little the students knew about the rest of the world’s participation in the war! They seemed to believe that WWII was ended by the US alone!
“When you begin to do things that raise the achievement of the poorest and disenfranchised students, you may not always get applause. You need to be ready for that.” Dr. Asa Hilliard
“Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements.”
Dr. Derrick Bell
Our young people deserve the truth and it is our kuleana (responsibility) to give space and opportunity for the truth and the difficult conversations.
If we don’t teach it all, we teach nothing…
Social justice is a major theme of my Humanities 7 course, and my school uses Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s HILL framework (development of identity, skills, knowledge, Criticality) to frame our entire curriculum. Student agency through research work and essay writing, and action-oriented civic engagement work, define what we “cover” in my course.