The School Truth Project
Collecting stories. Documenting patterns. Exposing the realities our education system has tried to hide.
Collecting stories. Documenting patterns. Exposing the realities our education system has tried to hide.
The School Truth Project is a growing, community-powered effort dedicated to uncovering the lived realities inside our schools - not the polished version districts present, but the truth families, students, and educators live every day.
Because the future of every community depends on what happens in its classrooms.
To listen deeply, gather truthfully, and amplify the voices of students, families, and educators so their experiences can no longer be ignored.
Public education shapes everything - the safety of our kids, the opportunities they grow into, the adults they become, the communities they build.
But across districts, the reality is not equal.
Some children enter warm, well-resourced schools that nurture curiosity, confidence, and joy.
Others walk into classrooms overwhelmed by trauma, instability, underfunding, and systemic neglect.
Same states. Same laws. Same age. Different worlds.
When districts suppress the truth to protect their image or funding, the public never sees what's actually happening - and the children pay the price.
This project exists to change that.
The School Truth Project is a community-powered truth-telling initiative gathering testimonies from:
students
parents and guardians
educators and school staff
community members
from all districts and states, with a special focus on K-12 pathways in marginalized communities.
Our purpose is simple:
To document the realities inside our schools and build a public, truth-driven report that exposes patterns, inequities, strengths, harms, and the barriers children face.
A report that will be shared widely.
A report that cannot be ignored.
A report that sparks real reform.
Every story strengthens the accuracy, urgency, and impact of this work.
Behind every statistic is a child with a story.
A teacher carrying more than any one person should.
A parent begging for support that never comes.
A student navigating systems not built for them.
A community watching the same cycles repeat.
Schools often silence these truths - through fear, pressure, reputation management, or survival.
But you are allowed to speak.
And this project gives you a safe, anonymous place to do it.
Every experience - big or small, painful or hopeful - becomes part of a mosaic that reveals what is really happening inside our public schools.
When enough voices come together, the truth becomes undeniable.
Your testimonies will shape a multi-district, multi-state report that will:
reveal inequities and systemic failures
highlight stories of resilience and hope
expose patterns districts have hidden
connect socioeconomic realities with student outcomes
show the differences between schools just minutes apart
document lived experiences that rarely make it to the public eye
push toward local and statewide policy change
lay the foundation for future documentaries, research, and reform initiatives
This project is only Phase 1.
The truth comes first.
Then comes the change.
Your story matters - whether you've been in the system for six months or sixty years.
Choose the option that fits you best.
This project is not backed by a district, politician, organization, or institution. It is powered entirely by people - by you.
If you've witnessed inequities, burnout, trauma, underfunding, or systemic failure in your school community, your perspective is not only valid, it is essential.
Your story has the power to create change.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for speaking the truth.
This project is fully independent and fueled by community support.
If you'd like to help sustain this truth-telling effort, you can contribute below: