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Deals with the encroachment of commercialism into public and/or private precollege education. Textbooks, billboards, computer internet access and snack machines are all becoming much more commercial as the purchasing power of students is increasing. There are many other examples of the commercialization of education.

Resources in This Category

• BadAds.org

  http://www.badads.org/
  Site has tools and suggestions to put an end to intrusive advertising. Includes information for parents, teachers, and kids.

• Branded for Life?

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0401/p15s02-wmcn.html
  Christian Science Monitor report on marketing efforts to develop brand loyalty with children.

• Commercialism in Education Research Unit

  http://nepc.colorado.edu/ceru-home
  CERU, directed by Professor Alex Molnar, conducts research, disseminates information, and helps facilitate dialogue between the education community, policy makers, and the public at large about commercial activities in schools.

• FAIR - The Commercialization of Children's Public Television

  http://fair.org/extra-online-articles/the-commercialization-of-childrens-public-television/
  The 15-second announcements that bracket PBS kids' shows are growing increasingly commercial. These "enhanced underwriter acknowledgments" are public broadcasters' solution to funding problems in the wake of reduced government support. But are they legal? Many underwriter advertisements seem to contradict communications law, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations and even PBS's own guidelines.

• Fighting the cola wars in schools

  http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/colawars032399.htm
  Washington Post article looks at the implications of Coca Cola and Pepsi's efforts to sell soda in schools.

• Obligation, Inc.

  http://www.obligation.org/
  Seeks to empower citizens with the resources they need to protect children from the popular culture.

• PTAs and Commercialism in Schools

  http://epsl.asu.edu/ceru/Community%20Corner/baecherspeech.html
  Speech given by Charlotte Baecher of Consumers Union in February 1999 to approximately 150 PTA representatives in New York State.

• Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools

  http://www.gao.gov/archive/2000/he00156.pdf
  A US government report shows commercialism in public schools to be "widespread and on the rise."

• Rethinkingschools.org - Teachers Beware: Corporate Science Invades our Schools

  http://www.rethinkingschools.org/restrict.asp?path=archive/17_01/Bewa171.shtml
  Corporate-sponsored materials are being used more frequently in schools, often because it is free of charge. The author is concerned about the bias in such materials.

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