Phi Delta Kappan

Papers
(The TQCC of Phi Delta Kappan is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Policy Solutions: Reimagining assessment to be accountable to the student47
POLICY SOLUTIONS: Should school board elections be partisan?20
Students Speak Up: What people should know about schools17
Poll Points: Public opinion on AI in schools16
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads16
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to motivate an apathetic student15
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads14
Browsing: Further thoughts on this month’s theme14
PDK Connection: Organizational news about PDK International14
Artistic License: Celebrating the talents of students and educators13
The Emotional Side of Learning a New Language12
Key lessons from research about project-based teaching and learning12
Building a bridge to the future: A conversation with 2024 National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman11
Backtalk: Teaching historical reasoning helps democracy thrive11
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures10
Conflict-competent leadership10
Career Confidential: Staff members are rude to principal when they dislike his decisions9
On Leadership: A solid transition process helps new leaders chart a clear course forward9
Policy Solutions: Should superintendents be elected?9
Authentic student voice at the board table: A conversation with Jennifer Tran of the National Student Board Member Association9
Career Confidential: Veteran educator wonders, ‘Is it too late to start over?’8
Leading for mindfulness7
Motivating adolescents to read7
How do we teach honesty in a dishonest world?7
Learning with Leaders: Education is the way: Tony Thurmond7
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads7
POLL POINTS: Broad support for workforce preparation7
A vision for teachers’ emotional well-being7
Under The Law: Oklahoma!7
Accountability for long-term English learners7
CAREER CONFIDENTIAL: How to encourage students to reflect and self-assess6
Career Confidential: Principal lets students get away with too much6
Public opinion and the teaching profession6
Career confidential: Principal ticked off about TikTok challenges6
The magic of seeing yourself in books6
Taking stock of the science of reading: A conversation with Amanda Goodwin6
On Leadership: The voices we need to hear6
Career confidential: Principal getting cyberbullied by parent6
Measuring the Quality of the Teacher Workforce6
What middle schoolers need: Respect, accountability, and grace5
Leading through crisis5
Backtalk: The harm in assessment-backward practices5
Building a bilingual teacher pathway5
Creating a safe community: The transition project5
Policy Solutions: What should we make of book bans?5
Putting rural communities at the center: A conversation with Sky Marietta5
Under the Law: School accountability: Lessons from the courts5
A Look Back: The ongoing special education debate in Kappan5
The importance of early literacy screening4
The Editor’s Note: The work of leaders4
Empowering educators through team-based staffing models4
Taking a LEAP toward community-engaged leadership4
The Editor’s Note: No easy answers on safety4
Washington view: How have special education students fared during the pandemic?4
Poll Points: Digging deeper into 2023 PDK Poll results4
Stressed, tired, and yearning for support4
Letting go of what doesn’t work in education: A conversation with Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao4
The Editor’s Note: Stepping outside the little boxes4
THE EDITOR’S NOTE: Math, mindset, and identity4
Artistic License: Celebrating the talents of students and educators4
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures4
Career Confidential: Teacher distracted by ‘loud’ classroom next door3
The promises and pitfalls of mandating racial equity in special education3
The State Playbook for Teacher Recruitment, Development, and Retention3
The Expectations and Aspirations of the Gen Z Education Student3
The rise and stall of standards-based reform3
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to support students with test anxiety3
Resisting racism in school3
The rural teacher shortage3
The translanguaging school3
The Editor’s Note: Chasing what matters3
Backtalk: Universities aren’t teaching the finance skills that K-12 leaders need3
From segregation to strengths: A personal history of special education3
BACKTALK: Examining the concept of balance with instructional technology3
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads2
Washington View: Is education reform dead?2
Under the Law: Is there a sports advantage in suburbia?2
What do adults know about public education?2
Using diagnostic assessments to improve data use2
Serving students with autism: Ensuring a place for applied behavior analysis2
Creating a space for regulation and reflection2
PDK Connection: Heritage News2
BACKTALK: Finding the sweet spot between curriculum fidelity and teacher agency2
Pdk Connection: Heritage News2
Learning with Leaders: Partnering for innovation and growth: Shaun Nelms2
Helping students be ‘happier and less worried’: A conversation with Elizabeth Englander2
Reframing trauma-informed practices2
Helping Next-Gen Educators Cross the Teaching Tightrope2
Designing teacher leadership for school improvement2
Local success in the standards era2
Under The Law: The Israel-Hamas war and U.S. classrooms2
Structures for continuous improvement in principal preparation2
An AI wishlist from school leaders2
How educational intermediaries connect research and practice2
A Habits of Mind Culture Promotes Teacher Growth and Change2
Career Confidential: Teacher overheard students complain about his breath2
Career Confidential: Teacher frustrated district ‘undervalues’ the arts2
Backtalk: Preparing emotionally competent educators2
Fostering student agency to transform education2
PDK Connection: Organizational news about PDK International2
The editor’s note: Time to invest in rural education2
Five key questions educators ask about SEL2
Career Confidential: Parents blaming teacher for child’s misbehavior2
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to motivate an apathetic student2
PDK CONNECTION: Thanks to our Educators Rising Champions2
Lessons from the early literacy tutoring landscape1
Under The Law: Banning books: Unlawful censorship, or within a school’s discretion?1
Clearing up misconceptions about project-based learning1
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads1
First Person: The Happy Farm: Igniting the flame of knowledge in children1
Collaborative deliberation in the classroom1
Making sense of reading’s forever wars1
A new North Star1
First Person: Lessons in obedience — and resistance1
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads1
Addressing inconsistencies in grading practices1
First Person: How I gamified my classroom1
Career Confidential: Teacher is losing patience with misbehaving students1
Professional development for the science of reading1
Students Speak Up: How can schools help prepare students for careers?1
White educators working with Black parents: Resistance and trust1
Students Speak Up: Why come to school?1
BROWSING: Further thoughts on this month’s theme1
Policy Solutions: The case for sensory civics education1
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to feel more motivated1
Collaborate with generative AI to improve classroom assessments1
Thinking through research and the science of reading1
Under The Law: Recent developments in the quest for racial diversity in K-12 schools1
How Coaches Get In1
The Editor’s Note: There’s opportunity in the middle1
Democratic representation and charter school governance: The case of KIPP1
Career Confidential: Teaching assistant won’t address unwanted behaviors1
Policy Solutions: It’s more than money: Supporting the Black school1
Backtalk: Harnessing the power of career changers to address teacher shortages1
On Leadership: Getting the community on the path toward equity1
Poll Points: Who should influence what’s taught?1
Curriculum, conflict, and critical race theory1
Equity-centered school leaders1
Keeping the Vietnamese language alive1
How to ensure high-quality instructional coaching at scale1
CAREER CONFIDENTIAL: Helping new teachers succeed1
Students Speak Up: Supporting students who are learning English1
Poll Points: Public priorities for education1
Students Speak Up: Identifying good teachers1
A reading board for literacy justice1
School safety for all students1
Industry-recognized certifications for college- and career-readiness1
Learning with Leaders: Bringing the village together: John B. Gordon III1
Employing School Librarians: What Decision-Makers Tell Us1
Students Speak Up: How teachers can help middle schoolers1
Helping students to learn and grow1
First Person: Lamenting Earl — and other chronically absent students1
Students Speak Up: The changes students want1
Under The Law: The incredibly shrinking zone of teacher free speech1
PDK Poll of Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools: Local public school ratings rise, even as the teaching profession loses ground1
Policy Solutions: Was the LeBron James school a false promise?1
On Leadership: Expectations and exceptions1
PDK CONNECTION: From the CEO: Dreaming of Summer1
Under The Law: The legal fight to preserve public education — and democracy1
PDK Connection - Heritage News1
Engaging, motivating, and supporting students through feedback1
How a university and a school district made change together1
PDK connection: Organizational news about PDK International1
Students Speak Up: How students are learning to lead1
BOOKSHELF: Kappan authors on their favorite reads Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessBy DweckCarol S. (Ballantine Books, 2006)1
Under the Law: Virtually an education1
Nurturing students through social interactions1
On Leadership: What should students learn?1
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures1
Students Speak Up: What future educators want1
Poll Points: Education and the election1
Evolving demands on teachers1
Gifted education advances school integration and equity1
‘It does happen here’1
Putting evidence on CTE to work1
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