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Multimedia Case "Promotion vs. Retention" wins 2021 International E-Learning Award

November 03, 2021

has selected the multimedia case "Promotion vs. Retention: A Dilemma in Educational Ethics" as a winner in their annual contest. The E-Learning Awards are given for the best work in e-learning, mobile learning, and blended learning. You can find the award...

Meira Levinson sits down with the Ethical Schools podcast to discuss normative case studies

September 23, 2020

How can normative case studies help us reflect on the ethical challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic? Find out here! From the Ethical Schools podcast: "We speak with Meira Levinson, Professor of Education at Harvard, about her website justiceinschools...

Listen to Meira Levinson discuss educational ethics on TeachLab

March 12, 2020

Meira Levinson sits down with Justin Reich, director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, to discuss what educational ethics looks like in practice. Listen to the podcast here. From TeachLab: "Dr. Meira Levinson is a normative political philosopher, writer...

Read the Latest from Meira Levinson in 'Ethical Educator'

July 30, 2018

This month's "Ethical Educator" column asks whether or not a superintendent can fire a teacher for refusing to shave his beard. "Scenario: An experienced preschool teacher applies for a job teaching in the primary grades at a local public school. The...

New Case! "Underqualified and Overwhelmed"

July 27, 2018

Please read Justice in Schools newest case, "Underqualified and Overwhelmed: Accomodating a Student with Special Needs in a Student-Run After-School Program." Written by Anna Zannetos, this case explores the challenges faced by after-school programs when...

New Commentary on "Straying From The Flock"

May 18, 2018

Hannah Widmaier - a philosophy major at UW-Madison - offers a compelling analysis of parental rights over the sex education of their children in this new commentary on "Straying from the Flock."

Meira Levinson Discusses Workplace Wexual Harassment in this Month's 'School Administrator' Magazine

March 30, 2018

This month's "Ethical Educator" column asks how a superintendent should handle an allegation of sexual harrassment. "Scenario: The superintendent is dealing with a sexual harassment allegation involving a principal and an office staff member — something...

Check out this Month's "Ethical Educator" Column

March 02, 2018

Meira Levinson discusses conflicts of interest and the ethics of basketball tryouts in this month's "Ethical Educator" column. "Scenario: After varsity basketball tryouts, a parent complains her son didn’t make the team because he hadn’t participated in...

Read this Month's "Ethical Educator" Column featuring Meira Levinson

February 05, 2018

Meira Levinson discusses the ethics of vaccinations in this month's "Ethical Educator" column. "Scenario: A school district employee hears about several acquaintances who are refusing to vaccinate their school-age children, fearing supposedly harmful side...

"Ethical Educator"

December 30, 2017

Meira Levinson discusses partisanship in the classroom in this month's "Ethical Educator" column in AASA. "Scenario: In the days after the 2016 presidential election, a high school teacher considered well-respected and highly effective feels desperate...

Philosophy of Education Society of Australia Conference Keynote Speeches

December 17, 2017

The Philosophy of Education Society of Australia hosted their annual conference earlier this month. Keynote speakers included Sharon Todd, Maree Grupetta, and Justice in Schools' Meira Levinson. Videos of all three speeches are now online. Please take a...

"Teaching Democracy in Polarizing Times"

November 01, 2017

Read Meira Levinson and Jacob Fay's new article in Educational Leadership on the challenges democratic educators face during times of intense political polarization