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Non-gory case studies.Justice in Schools project, "non-gory" normative case studies, and the ethics of pandering in the Boston Public Schools discussed on philosophers' blog Crooked Timber. See here for a terrific conversation initiated by Harry Brighouse...

Meira Levinson discusses the ethics of private donations in this month's "Ethical Educator" column in AASA. "Scenario: The education foundation in a school district is raising funds to renovate art and technology classrooms badly in need of updating in...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...