Scholastic Announces Changes to InSchool Marketing Program
Move comes in response to scrutiny of coal industry-sponsored teaching materials.
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The InSchool Marketing Program came under scrutiny of environmental advocacy groups and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood in May, after its distribution of "The United States of Coal," a program sponsored by the American Coal Foundation. The groups protested that the lesson provided children with "a one-sided view of coal, failing to mention its negative effects on the environment and human health," according to a New York Times article. Scholastic then withdrew the materials, stating that it would improve the standards of evaluation for the program.
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Danielle Cantor
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