Meira Levinson is a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the founder and faculty director of the EdEthics/Justice in Schools initiative at HGSE. She is a normative political philosopher who works at the intersection of civic...
Teaching in a democracy is challenging and filled with dilemmas that have no easy answers. For example, how do educators meet their responsibilities of teaching civic norms and dispositions while remaining nonpartisan? Democratic Discord in Schools featur...
How can access to public elementary schools of variable quality be justly distributed within a school district? Two reasonable criteria are: (a) that children should have equal opportunity to attend high-quality schools, and (b) school assignment policies...
By using case studies to discuss ethical dilemmas with their colleagues, educators can better prepare to address political and civic challenges in their schools.
Educators have become increasingly stymied by the challenges of teaching both in a democracy...
