Meira Levinson is Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at Harvard Graduate School of Education. A former middle school teacher, her work focuses on educational ethics, case methods, and schools' responsibilities educating in and for democracy.

Jacob Fay is Director of Education at the Constructive Dialogue Institute. He has an MA in American History from Brandeis University and an Ed.M and Ed.D from Harvard Graduate School of Education.