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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Policy Solutions: Reimagining assessment to be accountable to the student51
POLICY SOLUTIONS: Should school board elections be partisan?22
Students Speak Up: What people should know about schools19
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads18
Poll Points: Public opinion on AI in schools17
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to motivate an apathetic student16
PDK Connection: Organizational news about PDK International15
Browsing: Further thoughts on this month’s theme15
Artistic License: Celebrating the talents of students and educators14
The Emotional Side of Learning a New Language14
Building a bridge to the future: A conversation with 2024 National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman13
Backtalk: Teaching historical reasoning helps democracy thrive13
Conflict-competent leadership12
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures12
Key lessons from research about project-based teaching and learning11
BOOKSHELF: Kappan authors on their favorite reads11
Policy Solutions: Should superintendents be elected?10
On Leadership: A solid transition process helps new leaders chart a clear course forward10
Career Confidential: Staff members are rude to principal when they dislike his decisions9
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
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads7
POLL POINTS: Broad support for workforce preparation7
Under The Law: Oklahoma!7
Accountability for long-term English learners7
Motivating adolescents to read7
How do we teach honesty in a dishonest world?7
CAREER CONFIDENTIAL: How to encourage students to reflect and self-assess6
Taking stock of the science of reading: A conversation with Amanda Goodwin6
Learning with Leaders: Education is the way: Tony Thurmond6
The magic of seeing yourself in books6
Career Confidential: Principal lets students get away with too much6
On Leadership: The voices we need to hear6
Public opinion and the teaching profession6
Measuring the Quality of the Teacher Workforce5
Creating a safe community: The transition project5
What middle schoolers need: Respect, accountability, and grace5
A vision for teachers’ emotional well-being5
Under the Law: School accountability: Lessons from the courts5
Leading for mindfulness5
Building a bilingual teacher pathway5
Leading through crisis5
A Look Back: The ongoing special education debate in Kappan4
THE EDITOR’S NOTE: Math, mindset, and identity4
The Editor’s Note: The work of leaders4
STUDENT VOICE: Will future teachers use AI in the classroom?4
Letting go of what doesn’t work in education: A conversation with Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao4
Backtalk: The harm in assessment-backward practices4
The Editor’s Note: Stepping outside the little boxes4
Empowering educators through team-based staffing models4
Stressed, tired, and yearning for support4
Taking a LEAP toward community-engaged leadership4
The importance of early literacy screening4
Policy Solutions: What should we make of book bans?4
Artistic License: Celebrating the talents of students and educators4
Poll Points: Digging deeper into 2023 PDK Poll results4
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures4
The Editor’s Note: No easy answers on safety4
Resisting racism in 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
The Expectations and Aspirations of the Gen Z Education Student3
Career Confidential: Teacher distracted by ‘loud’ classroom next door3
The rise and stall of standards-based reform3
The State Playbook for Teacher Recruitment, Development, and Retention3
PDK CONNECTION: Thanks to our Educators Rising Champions3
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to support students with test anxiety3
The promises and pitfalls of mandating racial equity in special education3
BACKTALK: Examining the concept of balance with instructional technology3
BACKTALK: Finding the sweet spot between curriculum fidelity and teacher agency2
The rural teacher shortage2
A Habits of Mind Culture Promotes Teacher Growth and Change2
PDK Connection: Heritage News2
Pdk Connection: Heritage News2
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to motivate an apathetic student2
Reframing trauma-informed practices2
Fostering student agency to transform education2
An AI wishlist from school leaders2
Structures for continuous improvement in principal preparation2
Helping Next-Gen Educators Cross the Teaching Tightrope2
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads2
Washington View: Is education reform dead?2
Career Confidential: Teacher overheard students complain about his breath2
Career Confidential: Teacher frustrated district ‘undervalues’ the arts2
Under The Law: The Israel-Hamas war and U.S. classrooms2
Using diagnostic assessments to improve data use2
Local success in the standards era2
Career Confidential: Parents blaming teacher for child’s misbehavior2
Learning with Leaders: Partnering for innovation and growth: Shaun Nelms2
Serving students with autism: Ensuring a place for applied behavior analysis2
Creating a space for regulation and reflection2
What do adults know about public education?2
Under the Law: Is there a sports advantage in suburbia?2
Helping students be ‘happier and less worried’: A conversation with Elizabeth Englander2
PDK Connection: Organizational news about PDK International2
Designing teacher leadership for school improvement2
The translanguaging school2
White educators working with Black parents: Resistance and trust1
Career Confidential: Teacher is losing patience with misbehaving students1
First Person: How I gamified my classroom1
Addressing inconsistencies in grading practices1
Employing School Librarians: What Decision-Makers Tell Us1
Helping students to learn and grow1
Clearing up misconceptions about project-based learning1
Poll Points: Education and the election1
Students Speak Up: How teachers can help middle schoolers1
Engaging, motivating, and supporting students through feedback1
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads1
Lessons from the early literacy tutoring landscape1
On Leadership: Getting the community on the path toward equity1
Putting evidence on CTE to work1
Equity-centered school leaders1
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures1
Gifted education advances school integration and equity1
How to ensure high-quality instructional coaching at scale1
First Person: Lessons in obedience — and resistance1
Students Speak Up: The changes students want1
Students Speak Up: Supporting students who are learning English1
Under the Law: Virtually an education1
Connecting the dots between rigor and learning1
Democratic representation and charter school governance: The case of KIPP1
BACKTALK: The caring teacher paradox1
Collaborative deliberation in the classroom1
Making sense of reading’s forever wars1
Students Speak Up: Why come to school?1
First Person: The Happy Farm: Igniting the flame of knowledge in children1
BOOKSHELF: Kappan authors on their favorite reads Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessBy DweckCarol S. (Ballantine Books, 2006)1
Students Speak Up: How students are learning to lead1
Career Confidential: Teaching assistant won’t address unwanted behaviors1
A new North Star1
First Person: Lamenting Earl — and other chronically absent students1
Under The Law: The legal fight to preserve public education — and democracy1
Five key questions educators ask about SEL1
Policy Solutions: It’s more than money: Supporting the Black school1
Industry-recognized certifications for college- and career-readiness1
Can artificial intelligence spark an education Renaissance?1
Poll Points: Who should influence what’s taught?1
School safety for all students1
Keeping the Vietnamese language alive1
Students Speak Up: Identifying good teachers1
Nurturing students through social interactions1
Poll Points: Public priorities for education1
BROWSING: Further thoughts on this month’s theme1
Under The Law: Banning books: Unlawful censorship, or within a school’s discretion?1
The Editor’s Note: There’s opportunity in the middle1
How a university and a school district made change together1
PDK CONNECTION: From the CEO: Dreaming of Summer1
CAREER CONFIDENTIAL: Helping new teachers succeed1
Policy Solutions: Was the LeBron James school a false promise?1
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads1
PDK Poll of Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools: Local public school ratings rise, even as the teaching profession loses ground1
Under The Law: The incredibly shrinking zone of teacher free speech1
On Leadership: Expectations and exceptions1
Under The Law: Recent developments in the quest for racial diversity in K-12 schools1
Professional development for the science of reading1
Curriculum, conflict, and critical race theory1
Thinking through research and the science of reading1
A reading board for literacy justice1
PDK Connection - Heritage News1
On Leadership: What should students learn?1
Career Confidential: Teacher wants to feel more motivated1
Students Speak Up: How can schools help prepare students for careers?1
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