The School Truth Project is a community-powered effort to document real experiences inside public education - from students, families, educators, staff, and community members.
This project gathers lived stories, patterns, concerns, and bright spots across the school systems to build a clear picture of what children are actually facing.
The purpose:
Truth -> Understanding -> Change.
No.
This project is pro-child, pro-truth, and pro-community.
It does not target or attack individual teachers, staff, schools, or leaders.
Its goal is to expose systemic realities - not blame individuals who are often doing their best in impossible circumstances.
Yes. Absolutely.
You can share anonymously through forms, upload documents anonymously, and you are never required to share your name, school, or position.
Your safety and privacy come first.
No.
Schools, districts, and administrators will not have access to individual submissions.
Stories are stored securely and only viewed by the project creator for the purpose of analyzing themes and producing the final community report.
Everything. Truly.
Positive, negative, confusing, inspiring, heartbreaking, hopeful - all of it matters.
Examples include:
experiences inside classrooms or hallways
concerns about safety, staffing, or behavior
academic or mental challenges
teacher burnout, lack of support, or impossible expectations
difficulties communicating with schools
curriculum issues, inequities, or resource gaps
examples of incredible teachers, programs, or successes
patterns across grades or schools
family struggles navigating the system
firsthand insight into poverty, trauma, or environment
anything you've witnessed that reveals the truth about what children are facing
If it shaped your experience of school, it belongs here.
You are not alone - and your fear is valid.
Educators often experience pressure to stay silent about school conditions.
This project was designed specifically to protect you.
All testimony options allow for anonymity.
No school or district will ever be notified who submitted what.
You are safe here.
Yes.
There is a dedicated anonymous upload options where you can submit:
district letters
screenshots
internal memos
behavior logs (with identifying information removed)
emails
photos
written statements
documents that reflect systemic realities
anything displaying schools discouraging you from sharing publicly
These materials help build a truthful, evidence-filled picture of what is happening behind the scenes.
Submissions will be compiled into a comprehensive community report that highlights:
patterns across districts
inequities in resources and support
common concerns from families and educators
realities children are facing
strengths and successes across schools
systemic failures that require urgent attention
The report will be shared publicly and distributed to:
local and national community groups
educators and advocacy organizations
policymakers and legislators
journalists and educational researchers
parents and families
This is the first step in a broader movement toward systemic, human-centered school reform.
This project was created by Jessica Kreger-Arriaga - a former Reynolds School District teacher, Summa Cum Laude graduate, eastside kid raised inside unstable, under-resourced communities, and someone who has lived both the student's experience and the teacher's heartbreak.
You can read the full story here:
The School Truth Project is currently powered by one person, working independently, unpaid, on a 10-year-old laptop, pouring hundreds of hours into building something the public education system has needed for decades.
If you want to help keep this project alive - and expand its reach - you can support it here:
Every contribution fuels truth-telling, data collection, and the work of protecting kids.
Yes.
While the project began in Oregon, it is open to anyone in the United States.
Education struggles are nationwide - and your perspective may reveal patterns that matter far beyond one state.
Please do.
This movement grows only through community word-of-mouth.
You can share:
the website
the forms
the mission
the report (when published)
anything that resonates with you
Your voice expands the reach of every other voice.
Use the contact page here:
-> Contact
You may reach out anonymously or with your name - whichever you prefer.
Because the children deserve better.
Because teachers deserve truth.
Because families deserve transparency.
Because communities deserve to know what is really happening.
Because silence has enabled harm for generations.
And because the future depends on us finally listening.