Argues that the missing ingredient in school reform is soul, that is, deep connections among students, teachers, and administrators. Discusses five principles of leadership with soul: Personalize, pacing, permission, protection, and paradox. (PKP)

Using Howard Gardner's concept of existential intelligence along with others such as Jerome Bruner, explores the psychology of spirituality and leadership. Describes how famous film director uses meditation in his work. Draws implications for educational leadership. (PKP)

Virginia's noble but flawed effort to bypass the U.S. Postal Service through electronic mail was an attempt to reduce the river of paper between state and local school officials and the mounting burden of paperwork reporting felt by administrators and teachers. Other valiant efforts in Ohio, Florida, and South Carolina are described. (MLH)

As Brookline, Massachusetts's experience shows, communities can be duped by the Europhobia, national self-hatred, and hostility hidden behind "politically correct" concepts like multiculturalism, critical thinking, and diversity. School administrators should examine how ideological thinking may be affecting their schools. A sidebar…

The AASA Instructional Leadership and Technology Committee this year honored five school districts with Outstanding Achievement in Professional Development awards. Honored were Deer Valley Unified School District (Arizona), South Windsor Public Schools (Connecticut), Fort Knox Community Schools (Kentucky), West Orange Public Schools (New Jersey),…

Identifies 10 educational restructuring components: setting a clear school mission; reorganizing the school to fit the mission, realigning curriculum, instruction, and assessment; enhancing the teaching profession; building collaborative relationships; initiating school-centered decision making; increasing parent and community involvement;…

Suggests some tested methods for superintendents to determine whether their administrators are truly practicing instructional leadership. Emphasizes the importance of visiting classrooms and attending inservice workshops at each school. Effective instructional leadership calls for getting others involved with improving overall performance. (MLH)

The decline of the family is well documented and probably irreversible. Parents are using more elective time for self-pursuits that compete for the time and energy needed for child rearing. Parents' reduced accountability to children challenges schools to assimilate a new personal form of responsibility. Schools must support, not supplant,…

Residency requirements, transportation needs, lost records, the timeliness for special education placement, and substantiated guardianship pose the main reasons for homeless children's barred access to education. Two national organizations offer suggestions for removing such barriers, and exemplary efforts to educate homeless youth are occurring…

Announces the American Association of School Administrators annual awards for original research of direct interest to practicing administrators. The 1989-90 awards went to Edie L. Holcolm for research on support for new principals; Lou Ann Dickinson for a study involving student achievement and career ladders; and C.M. Achilles for work on class…

The key to good health and longevity is a physically active lifestyle, not an early career of varsity sports or sporadic flurries of fitness training. Evidence shows that young children who receive daily physical education show significant academic improvement. Beneficiaries of mandated programs are the least likely to participate in voluntary…

Criticizes President George Bush's minimalist education budget as a lot of noise with little substance. Instead of adopting the President's education program and budget, Congress invested heavily in increases for Chapter 1 and Head Start. The President will most likely emphasize deregulation and federal program requirement waivers for school…

The nation's health insurance structure has compromised access to health care for many low- and moderate-income Americans who are not members of sizeable groups. Children are disproportionately uninsured. This article advocates creating a health insurance program based on school enrollment to address this problem. (MLH)

Features researchers reviewed by the AASA Advisory Committee on Higher Education Relationships and selected to present research findings at the 1989 AASA convention. Iris McGinnis won the Research Award in the graduate student research category for work on school board participation in contract bargaining. Two other commendation awards are…

Urges educators to concentrate on science education for the majority of students, not a select few. Explains the major cause of disinterest and failure--the way science courses are structured, sequenced, and taught. Proposes a revised U.S. high school curriculum requiring ongoing courses in biology, chemistry, and physics for all students. (MLH)