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Teaching should feel within reach

May 19, 2026 | PDK Connection

If we want to grow the educator workforce, we need to rethink the education career pathway.

A message from new PDK CEO Jeanie Lee

Mar 9, 2026 | PDK Connection

PDK International’s new CEO greets members and offers her thoughts on the next chapter.

Thanks to our Educators Rising Champions

Sep 3, 2025 | PDK Connection

These Educators Rising supporters rise to the top with their unwavering commitment to students, the community, and beyond.

From the CEO: Dreaming of summer

May 5, 2025 | PDK Connection

The prospect of summer evokes nostalgia for many educators and students alike. The springtime...

PDK Prestige Membership honors the best of the best educators

Feb 24, 2025 | PDK Connection

PDK’s newest membership offers free resources to educators who’ve received “of the year” awards.

From the CEO: Education priorities now and in the future

Feb 18, 2025 | PDK Connection

While paradigms are liable to swing back and forth from time to time, our choices about how to move forward should always focus on the needs of students.

MEMBER STORY: Sharing knowledge with the next generation

Dec 2, 2024 | PDK Connection

PDK member Carolyn Peterson shares her expertise with future educators at the Educators Rising conference.

FROM THE CEO: Strategic planning and the future of PDK membership

Dec 2, 2024 | PDK Connection

PDK CEO James Lane shares PDK’s new mission and vision and updates to PDK’s member benefits.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Why be an educator?

Dec 2, 2024 | PDK Connection

PDK and Educators Rising leaders share why they decided to become an educator.

MEMBER STORY: PDK travelers make connections in Asia

Oct 28, 2024 | PDK Connection

This summer, 13 PDK International members embarked on an unforgettable journey to Vietnam, spending almost two weeks exploring the vibrant regions of Da Nang, Hội An, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City.

FROM THE CEO: A future-focused fall

Oct 28, 2024 | PDK Connection

PDK CEO James F. Lane highlights the fall event with Secretary of Education Miquel Cardona and the Educators Rising national students officers in Pennsylvania.