Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Jessica Goerlitz | Ypsilanti, MI
Our children deserve to know the history of our nation and our people not leaving out those that some would deem less important and/or valued and therefore able to be left out of the story.
Chelsea Ghasserani | Henderson, NV
I hate the white washed version of education!
Melissa Rossi | Milford, CT
Dave Gifford | Ithaca, NY
Amelia Marquez | Minneapolis, MN
I knew what it was like to be different than my peers when I was a student. Students need to feel safe from all forms of oppression while in a classroom.
Melissa Bennett Lafond | Chicopee, MA
Katie Eilers | Gig Harbor, WA
I disagree with these laws that could lead to a fascist society
Ryder Lythos | Pittsburgh, PA
Black history is American history and should be recognized as such. It’s about time we learn the truth.
Robert Alaniz | Avondale, AZ
We have a new Superintendent of Public Education in Arizona who thinks "Critical Race Theory" is a real threat to public education students in our state. Sadly, this elected official is in his 80s and doesn't understand a thing about public education or society in 2023.
Scott Jones | Evansville, WI
Melissa Villanueva | Ann Arbor, MI
jennifer diamond | Seattle, WA
It is my responsibility to teach accurate and factual history
Susan Dean | Boone, NC
I cannot allow fascism to prevail.Thank you!Susan Dean
Grace Prechtel | Portland, OR
Our students rely on us to teach them the truth and to bring them into a world where they can flourish.
Elizabeth Allen , MN
The only way to learn from our past is to study it and understand it, so we can do better in the future.
Ginger Davis | Wilmington, NC
Susan Norris | Sun City West, AZ
Sarah Olson | Milwaukee, WI
I fundamentally believe that this nation will never move forward unless we acknowledge the truth of our past, own it, and find ways to address the systemic issues it has created.
Ben Adams | Sudbury, MA
I believe in teaching the truth about our history.
Scott Peskey | Tulsa, OK
The truth needs to be known whether it's bad or good. Education is knowledge.!!!
Nick Pahl | Elk Grove Village, IL
Samantha McConnell | Philadelphia, PA
The truth of American history must be told. Until all of us are free, none of us are free.
Roxana Maldonado | Nipomo, CA
All students deserve to know the truth about the problems that exist in society and they should have the chance to express their voices to speak about how we might come to resolve these issues.
Magret Nunes | Danville, CA
the truth will set us free. Students deserve true history.
Jean Turney | St. Louis, MO
Our students deserve the truth. It is the beginning of addressing the systemic racism and oppression in our country.
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.