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Snapshot: The School Culture Committee at a K-8 school in Jersey City struggles with the impact of divisive political rhetoric on their classroom and school community.

Snapshot: This case presents an opportunity for educators and administrators to open up dialogue on the matter of guns in school, with emphasis on the question of arming teachers. It highlights a number of stakeholders and points of consideration around...

Snapshot: This case explores the dilemma many well-resourced parents face in choosing a school for their child. Should they opt for their local public school, investing their economic, cultural, and political capital into the public school system open to...

Snapshot: This case presents an opportunity for educators and administrators to open up dialogue on the matter of guns in school, with emphasis on the question of arming teachers. It highlights a number of stakeholders and points of consideration around...

Snapshot: This case from the Netherlands explores the challenges of organizing a safe space for discussion in the online civics classroom. Should teachers refrain from inviting students to share their opinions, feelings and concerns online because they...

Snapshot: Civic education is increasingly a hot-button topic in a polarized nation. After introducing a project-based civics curriculum in which students take action to create change, a school leader faces pushback from teachers, as well as disagreement...

Snapshot: After a student approaches her with a sexual health question, a health educator must decide whether or not to help the student by answering her question, knowing that the student's parents had decided to opt their daughter out of the school's...

Snapshot: A principal in Australia considers how to approach an upcoming holiday commemorating a World War I battle, given the large number of both defence veterans and asylum seekers from war-torn nations in his community. How should schools celebrate...

Snapshot: In England, Tate Academy, part of a chain of schools in a Multi-Academy Trust serving a sizable Muslim population, faces growing Islamophobia among its largely White, non-Muslim student body. When graffiti inspired by the Charlie Hedbo cartoons...

Snapshot: In 2011, government schools in New South Wales, Australia began offering philosophy based ethics courses as an alternative to courses in religious education. This case probes the ensuing debate and surveys the diversity of ethical claims made by...