PDK/GALLUP POLL RESOURCES

PDK/Gallup Poll Archive
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Video: America Speaks Out on Schools
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Click on one of the links above to view this short program on the major policy implications of this year's findings. Call 800-766-1156 and ask for the shipping department to place an order. For more information on the 39th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, e-mail dmccullough@pdkintl.org.

PDK/Gallup Poll Discussion Forum. Click here to join an online discussion about this year’s poll results. Anyone may read the ongoing discussion, but you must register with the forum to post a comment.

One-page Flyer of Poll Highlights. Click here to download a PDF file of a handy one-page flyer of the major findings of this year’s PDK/Gallup Poll.

PowerPoint Slide Show: Click here to view or download a PowerPoint slide show of the major policy implications of this year’s findings. Note: You can also find useful notes about the content of each slide. With the slide show open in PowerPoint, go to View on the toolbar and choose the Notes Page format.

Policy Implications of the 39th Poll (PDF Version)

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A Brief History of the Poll
The PDK/Gallup Poll began as the joint brainchild of Charles F. Kettering II, founder of CFK Ltd., and Edward Brainard, former director of the grants division of the Kettering Foundation and first president of CFK Ltd. They asked George Gallup, Sr., what he thought of conducting an annual education poll, and he enthusiastically endorsed the project.

In 1969, Stanley Elam, then editor of the Phi Delta Kappan, summarized the results of the first of these polls. Brainard asked Elam if the Kappan would be interested in publishing the entire text of the report of the second poll, and these reports have become a standing feature of the magazine ever since. Beginning with CFK Ltd., a variety of funders have supported the poll over the years. In 2004, however, the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation became the sole funder of the PDK/Gallup poll.

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PDF files
of all past
polls:

Poll 39 2007
Poll 38 2006
Poll 37 2005
Poll 36 2004
Poll 35 2003
Poll 34 2002
Poll 33 2001
Poll 32 2000
Poll 31 1999
Poll 30 1998
Poll 29 1997*
Poll 28 1996*
Poll 27 1995*
Poll 26 1994
Poll 25 1993*
Poll 24 1992*
Poll 23 1991
Poll 22 1990*
Poll 21 1989
Poll 20 1988
Poll 19 1987
Poll 18 1986*
Poll 17 1985
Poll 16 1984
Poll 15 1983
Poll 14 1982*
Poll 13 1981
Poll 12 1980
Poll 11 1979
Poll 10 1978
Poll 09 1977
Poll 08 1976
Poll 07 1975
Poll 06 1974
Poll 05 1973
Poll 04 1972
Poll 03 1971
Poll 02 1970
Poll 01 1969

*The pdf version of this poll is available courtesy Matthew Laliberte.