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Picking Battles

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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...

Model Syllabi

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One of the goals of Justice in Schools is to promote the use of normative case studies as a powerful tool for teaching about and reflecting on challenge ethical dilemmas in the practice of education. The following collection of syllabi come from...

Educational Ethics During a Global Pandemic: A Discussion Group & Research Study for Educators

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Do you work in a school? Do you want to talk about education and the COVID-19 pandemic? You’re invited to participate in an online discussion group about the ethical challenges educators faced and continue facing during this pandemic. Our goals are to...

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Justice in Schools began in 2012, and will likely be actively under development until at least 2017. It is organized around a set of intensively-researched, normative case studies of classroom-level, school-level, and district-level decisions about...

A Parallel Universe: Conspiracy Theories and the Limits of Education

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Snapshot: Conspiracy theories play an increasingly important and often highly problematic role in political debates in liberal democracies. As a student at a German high school becomes deeply immersed in the world of conspiracy theories in the wake of the...

Justice in Schools

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Sophomoric Skipping: Determining Fair Consequences

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Snapshot: Should a student who skipped school be allowed to make up missing work? This case explores dilemmas that arise when academic consequences are linked to behavioral infractions. How can schools discourage dangerous behavior without endangering...

School Choice in Hong Kong: Peking Ducks or Rich Expats?

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Snapshot: A group of parents in Hong Kong considers which type of schooling will best prepare their children for the future. The local schools and international schools offer benefits and drawbacks that will impact their children’s lives now and for many...

Basic Education for All: The Politics of Implementing 100% Transition from Primary School to Secondary School in Kenya

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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...

Holding the Trump Card: How Should Schools Address Controversial Issues in the 2016 Presidential Election?

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Snapshot: Teachers wrestle with how to teach the controversial issues and topics raised during the 2016 election. How should teachers navigate these partisan, divisive, and often nasty issues in the classroom?

Remaking the Grade: District's Quest for Equitable Homework Policy

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Snapshot: In this case study, Arlington, VA, faced criticism from teachers and parents when the district announced a plan to make homework more equitable by eliminating deadlines and other requirements. How can schools address inequalities in the...

A Uniform Decision: Community and Commemoration in Public School

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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...