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Snapshot: In 2020, the Kenyan government declared that secondary school would be mandatory for all—effective immediately. In response to pushback about the impracticality of immediate 100% transition, the Cabinet Secretary for Education defiantly declared...

Snapshot: This case explores the dilemmas that emerge when students in Portland, Oregon walk out of school to protest the election of Donald Trump. Case Description: High school and middle school students across the United States are engaging in...

From the ethics of pandering to how teachers should engage the 2016 election, these normative case studies provide teachers, school leaders, and policy makers the chance to discuss the difficult ethical questions they face every day. Please click on any...

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...

The Justice in Schools team has produced five new case studies exploring issues ranging from mandated reporting to sex education. Written by students from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, these cases center on dilemmas that can challenge both new...

Snapshot: In this case study, a middle school principal in Canada faces a firestorm when he allows students in his majority-Muslim school to conduct Friday prayers in the school cafeteria. In the public school system of a multicultural democracy, where is...

Snapshot: A pair of seventh graders in Madrid take a topless photo of a female classmate using WhatsApp and forward it to the rest of the class. This case asks teachers and families to think about dilemmas that arise when underage students at home misuse...

Welcome to “Ethical Leadership in Polarized Times: A Brief-Cases Suite” What is a Normative "Brief-Case"? This collection of normative “brief-cases,” each about one page long, helps educational leaders discuss ethical challenges wrought by social and...

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: A group of teachers and administrators grapple with how to discipline a student who posted a nasty meme on a classmates social media feed. Should sharing a violent meme be treated differently than other violent speech?