Discusses responses of high school seniors on a "Youthpoll America" survey. (IRT)

Discusses a foreign policy conference for educators sponsored by the United States Department of State and the need to provide young people with a broad perspective of the world. (IRT)

To enable Americans to pursue happiness, the Constitution creates these five precious freedoms: economic freedom, personal freedom, political freedom, intellectual freedom, and religious freedom. Let us remember that eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. (Author/IRT)

The rules of the game have changed. No longer can educators afford to be naive about the forces vying for advantage in a battle where the stakes are high. Roles are being redefined, and the principal must be alert to what's happening. (Editor)

The authors suggests that educational change, like all societal change, takes place as a result of policies interacting with the environment. He explains why some environments are more receptive to change than others. (Editor)

Influencing external forces that mold the educational environment through political action can be a rewarding activity for principals. In this way, educators can become part of the solution in what the author calls this "frighteningly apocalyptic world." (Editor)

This writer implores the literature dealing with the "in-house" political system that principals participate in. The principal's interactions with colleagues and superiors are all "political," in the sense that he seeks to influence the conditions of his school's environment. (Editor)

This article describes the political realities of the principalship in Ontario. It describes trends in the political position of Ontario school principals with reference to three major arenas: the provincial legislature boards of education, and the schools themselves. It has relevance for school administrators in the U. S. (Editor)

The ideas, suggestions, and personal beliefs presented here have been gleaned by the author over a long period of time from a wide range of experiences in the political and educational arenas. The writer wishes to make the political process more accessible to local and state principals' associations. (Editor)

The fragmentation of educational lobbies, the loosening of party control, lawmakers' growing knowledge of educational issues, and their willingness to listen to their constituents--all these trends enhance the possibility of the principal's making his voice heard. Now is the time to influence state educational policy making. (Editor)

Educators should be aware of the Education Commission of the States' influence on state policy making as it pertains to the local education scene. This article explores the history and current activities of the Commission. (Editor)

The effect on state legislation of a united body of principals can be significant. This author explains how bills affecting education can be initiated, fought for, and passed. (Editor)

Knowing and contacting your congressman is an important part of every educator's efforts to influence legislation and to be politically alert, writes the author, but also important is knowing how the federal agencies most closely related to education are organized and operate. He gives a bird's eye view here. (Editor)

School principals face situations today in much the same way as politicians for centuries have confronted the real world. The writer suggests that we can learn much about leadership survival from the political model. (Editor)

This writer takes issue with the viewpoints on compulsory education expressed in the "Point-Counterpoint" section of the September 1975 issue of the NASSP Bulletin. He emphasizes the difference between the state's right to mandate a certain level of intellectual development for all its citizens, versus its current practice of mandating a minimum…