Federal Trade Commission
School Climate & Safety
Congress Grills Hollywood Over Marketing Practices
Entertainment-industry executives staunchly defended their marketing strategies at a Senate hearing last week, following the release of a scathing Federal Trade Commission report that accuses the nation's leading movie, television, and music companies of methodically targeting violent material to children as young as 12.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Joe Camel Illegally Targets Minors, FTC Charges
Washington
The Federal Trade Commission charged the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. last week with violating federal law by using its Joe Camel cigarette-advertising campaign to entice minors to smoke.
Education
FTC Targets Unscrupulous College-Aid Firms
The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on what it says are unscrupulous companies that bilk students and their families of millions of dollars annually through fraudulent guarantees of college scholarships.
Education
Critic Requests F.T.C. Probe of Test Publishers
John Jacob Cannell, the physician who revealed that the vast majority of pupils score above average on standardized achievement tests, has asked federal and state authorities to investigate whether leading test publishers engage in "unfair and deceptive trade practices."