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Consumers Union report surveys trends in marketing directed to kids, and points to problems that should be addressed by parents, schools, and the government.

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• Captive Kids: A Report on Commercial Pressures on Kids at Schools - Looks at the stream of commercial education messages reaching issues today's kids at school.
• Citizens' Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools - Works to protect the right of Washington children and youth issues to a commercial-free education. Includes upcoming events, action alerts, newsletters, issues and how to get involved.
• Obligation, Inc. - Seeks to empower citizens with the resources they issues need to issues protect children from the popular culture.
• Selling America's Kids: Commercial Pressures on Kids of the 90's - Consumers Union report surveys trends in marketing directed commercialism to kids, and points to problems that should commercialism be addressed by parents, schools, and the government.
• PTAs and Commercialism in Schools - Speech given by Charlotte Baecher of Consumers Union in February commercialism 1999 to approximately 150 PTA representatives in New York State.
• Commercialism in Education Research Unit - 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.
• Sponsored Schools and Commercialized Classrooms - Report on schoolhouse commercializing trends in the 1990s. issues Introduction analyzes commercialism Greenbrier High School\\'s "Coke in Education issues Day" and includes a commercialism lengthy press review.
• Advertising / Commercial Ventures - An annotated bibliography of resources (articles, documents, and commercialism web pages) that deal with corporate involvement in commercialism K-12 schools. Compiled by an information specialist.
• BadAds.org - Site has tools and suggestions to put an issues end to intrusive advertising. Includes information for issues parents, teachers, and kids.
• Rethinkingschools.org - Teachers Beware: Corporate Science Invades our Schools - Corporate-sponsored materials are being used more frequently in issues schools, often issues because it is free of charge. issues The author is issues concerned about the bias issues in such materials.
• FAIR - The Commercialization of Children's Public Television - The 15-second announcements that bracket PBS kids\\' shows are growing education increasingly commercial. These "enhanced underwriter acknowledgments" are public broadcasters\\' solution education to funding problems in the wake of reduced government support. education But are t
• Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools - A US government report shows commercialism in public schools to be "widespread and on the rise."[PDF]
• Fighting the cola wars in schools - Washington Post article looks at the implications of Coca Cola commercialism and Pepsi\'s efforts to sell soda in schools.
• Branded for Life? - Christian Science Monitor report on marketing efforts to issues develop brand commercialism loyalty with children.

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