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	<title>best of myshortpencil &#187; Marketing &amp; Promotion Efforts by Public Schools</title>
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		<title>Marketing &amp; Advocacy by Public Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/2005/11/31/marketing-promotion-efforts-by-public-schools/jerry/marketing-advocacy-by-public-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing and advocacy by public schools is on the rise. Brought on by
competition from charter schools and facilitated by school districts, school
board associations and union dues, educators are becoming more aggressive in
using mass psychology to protect and promote their multi-million dollar
enterprises. Sometimes, schools and unions are open about their positions--like
in California on Props 74 and 75. Other times, <a href="http://www.myshortpencil.com/schooltalk/messages/2/2771.html?1122914700" target="_blank">educators
pose as neutral citizens</a>, cloaking their identity through websites and foundations. This article takes a look at public school marketing and
advocacy and regretfully concludes that the public can expect more tax dollars
to be spent on these in the future.]]></description>
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