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Today’s House Hearing on Private Sector Involvement in Schools is a Whitewash
Gary Ruskin | June 28th, 2005
Does the US Chamber of Commerce Support Any Limits on Huckstering to Kids in School?
Gary Ruskin | May 20th, 2004
GAO Report Shows Most Kids Not Protected from Ads in Schools
Gary Ruskin | September 14th, 2001
Commercial Alert Urges Parents to Fight Market Spies in Schools
Gary Ruskin | August 11th, 2001
Groups Question Education Nominee's Record on School Commercialism
Gary Ruskin and Jim Metrock | January 9th, 2001
Articles
Let's Keep Advertising -- and Market Research -- Out of the Classroom
Gary Ruskin | April 18th, 2000
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McDonald's Makes Major Move into School Education with Free Online Maths Program
Bruce McDougall | The Daily Telegraph (Australia) | March 20th, 2009
Money-Hungry Schools Getting Down to Business
Michael Birnbaum | The Washington Post | March 13th, 2009
Sun Prairie School District Sells Naming Rights to Baseball Field
Gena Kittner | Wisconsin State Journal | March 10th, 2009
School Districts Should Pull Plug on BusRadio
Editorial | The Denver Post | March 8th, 2009
School BusRadio Gets Mixed Signals
Carlos Illescas | The Denver Post | March 5th, 2009
Tacoma Schools Naming Rights Policy on Hold
Kris Sherman | The News Tribune | February 20th, 2009
Tacoma Schools Consider Sale of Naming Rights
Kris Sherman | The News Tribune | February 15th, 2009
Zionsville Schools May Sell Stadium Naming Rights
Katie Merlie | Indianapolis Star | February 11th, 2009
St. Louis School Districts Grapple with the Ethics of Naming Rights
Valerie Schremp Hahn | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | January 25th, 2009
Legislation Would Turn New Jersey School Buses into Billboards
Derek Harper | PressofAtlanticCity.com | December 15th, 2008
Mead's Branded Video Game Attracts 10 Million Players
Laurie Sullivan | Online Media Daily | December 15th, 2008
Montgomery Schools Cancel Service
Daniel de Vise | The Washington Post | December 12th, 2008
School Bus Radio Service No Music to Some Parents' Ears
Daniel de Vise | The Washington Post | December 11th, 2008
Ads on Tests Add Up for Teacher
Greg Toppo and Janet Kornblum | USA Today | December 2nd, 2008
Funds Sliced, Teacher Sells Ads on Tests
Linda Lou | San Diego Union-Tribune | November 22nd, 2008
Sun Prairie To Consider Selling Naming Rights To School Facilities
Angela Bettis | Channel 3000 (WI) | October 1st, 2008
Today’s Lesson: Selling Teenagers on Benefits of Milk
Stuart Elliot | The New York Times | September 25th, 2008
School Children Thrown Overboard into Commercial Sea
Press Release | Arizona State University | September 22nd, 2008
Strapped for Cash, Schools Eye Bus Ads
Emily Bryson York | Advertising Age | September 15th, 2008
SC Board of Education Bans School Bus Ads
Robert Kittle | News Channel 7 (South Carolina) | September 10th, 2008
Schools Seek Ads for Sports
Russell Contreras | The Boston Globe | July 31st, 2008
Carvel, Kraft Join Youth Soccer Tour
Richard Tedesco | PROMO Magazine | July 28th, 2008
Survey Reveals Moms Wary of Ads Aimed at Kids
Beth Snyder Bulik | Advertising Age | June 25th, 2008
Schools Consider Deal With Coke
Darren Bernhardt | The StarPhoenix (Canada) | June 10th, 2008
Beyond The Bake Sale: School Fundraisers Raising Their Sights
Daniela Altimari | Hartford Courant | June 9th, 2008
Hamburg Offering Naming Rights
Michelle Park | Reading Eagle | May 21st, 2008
Gift to School Forces Debate Over Naming Rights Sales
Doug Belden | TwinCities.com | April 28th, 2008
Build-A-Bear Promotes Site on 120 Million Milk Cartons
Amy Johannes | Promo | March 14th, 2008
Local High School Football Stadiums Sell Naming Rights
WTHR Eyewitness Sports | March 12th, 2008
High Schools Add Classes Scripted By Corporations
Anne Marie Chaker | The Wall Street Journal | March 6th, 2008
Dade Schools Eye Advertising Revenue
Kathleen McGrory | Miami Herald | February 11th, 2008
An Ad School Grows in Brooklyn
Andrew McMains | AdWeek | February 8th, 2008
Exploitation in the playground
Michael D. Reid | Victoria Times Colonist | November 19th, 2007
Science a la Joe Camel
Laurie David | Washington Post | November 26th, 2006
Clearasil Marches Into Middle-School Classes
Jack Neff | Advertising Age | November 13th, 2006
School Board Set to Expel Corporate Logos
Jonathan Woodward | Toronto Globe and Mail | November 5th, 2005
Getting a Foot in the School Door
Matea Gold | Los Angeles Times | July 31st, 2005
Sex Ed, Provided By Old Spice
Marek Fuchs | The New York Times | May 29th, 2005
Chicago Schools to Ban Soda, Candy
Reuters | April 21st, 2004
Maine Students to Lose Candy, Soda Machines
Tom Bell | Portland Press Herald | December 12th, 2003
State Becomes Sour on Sweets in School; Policy Aims to Reduce Student Obesity
Jeffrey Gilbert and Ruth Rendon | Houston Chronicle | August 6th, 2003
Advocates Push for More Healthy Foods in Schools
Susan Snyder | Philadelphia Inquirer | July 10th, 2003
New York City Cuts Back Fat and Sweets in School Meals
Abby Goodnough | The New York Times | June 24th, 2003
S.F. Schools Join War on Obesity, Ban Junk Food; Soda, Candy to be Banished -- But Only from Cafeterias
Ray Delgado | San Francisco Chronicle | January 15th, 2003
Schools to End Soda Sales; L.A. Unified: The Soft Drinks Won't be Allowed on Campuses Starting in 2004.
Erika Hayasaki | Los Angeles Times | August 28th, 2002
TEA Slaps Lid on School Junk Foods; New Guidelines are Instituted to Combat Child Obesity
Lucy Hood | San Antonio Express-News | May 2nd, 2002
Oakland Schools Ban Vending Machine Food
Kim Severson | San Francisco Chronicle | January 16th, 2002
Advertising to be Curbed in Schools; Policy Will Phase Out Channel One, Commercial Logos
Gregory Roberts | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | November 22nd, 2001
California Legislators Ban Sale of Junk Food in Elementary, Middle Schools
Bradley Weaver | North County Times | November 6th, 2001
E-Commerce (A Special Report): The Business --- Expelled! The future of e-commerce will no doubt be littered with failed education companies
Rob Eure | Wall Street Journal | March 12th, 2001
External Links
Kids and Advertising
A comprehensive website on advertising aimed at children.
Invasion of the Classroom; How Corporations Buy Access to Children: An Interview with Alex Molnar
Derrick Jensen | The Sun Magazine |
Milwaukee Principles for Corporate Involvement in the Schools
Commercialism is Rampant in the Schools
Phyllis Schlafly |
Commercial Activities in Schools
U.S. Government Accounting Office |
Captive Kids: A Report on Commercial Pressures on Kids in School
Consumers Union |
Rethinking School Lunch
Center for Ecoliteracy |
Commercialism in Classrooms
Carden Johnston, MD | Pediatrics |
Foods Sold in Competition with USDA School Meal Programs: A Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Agriculture | January 12, 2001