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Phi Delta Kappan, the journal of PDK International, is the nation’s premier forum for serious discussions of research, policy, and practice in K-12 education. In print since 1915, it features articles, commentary pieces, and interviews about teaching and learning, school reform, leadership and governance, educational assessment, classroom tools and technology, professional development, social-emotional learning, equity in education, and many other topics.. View full journal description

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THE EDITOR’S NOTE: What does resistance mean?

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BROWSING: Further thoughts on this month’s theme

  • Carol D. Lee
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Educator resistance to curricular control

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‘There’s just no way’: Time poverty as an obstacle to pedagogical change

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Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment

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Reading in a digital age

  • Naomi S. Baron
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Later start time for teens improves grades, mood, and safety

  • Kyla L. Wahlstrom
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Key lessons from research about project-based teaching and learning

  • Anna Rosevsky Saavedra
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Backtalk: ChatGPT: A powerful technology tool for writing instruction

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Leveraging AI to enhance learning

  • Louis Volante
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  • Don A. Klinger
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The rural teacher shortage

  • Richard M. Ingersoll
  • Henry Tran
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Why teachers leave: It isn’t what you think

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