"Students for Sale" by Steven Manning

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The writer presents an overview of "Students for Sale", an article that discusses the way many schools are accepting corporate money in exchange for allowing different forms of advertising and marketing in the public schools. The paper cites specific examples used by Manning where advertisers have entered the schools to promote their products to the student body. The writer looks at the reasons why schools allow such promotion on campus and relates to the benefits and harm caused by such activity.

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"Manning analyzes the specific cases of Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, where advertising messages are found throughout the hallways, where the snack bar has new vending machines with specific companies, where computers have ad-bearing mouse pads, and where the gymnasium is decorated with banners from corporate sponsors. This explains why advertisers want to advertise, but the real question is why school districts want to be partners in this process."

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