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Katrina funds earmarked to pay for Neil Bush's software program
March 23, 2006, 9:01PM, Former first lady's donation aids son
By CYNTHIA LEONOR GARZA, Houston Chronicle

The gift that keeps on giving
ABOUT IGNITE LEARNING

• Founded: In 1999, by Neil Bush in Austin
• Programs: 40 are used in the Houston area; 15 are used in HISD.

• Donated application: Curriculum on Wheels, or COW, was given to several area districts through the Katrina fund.

Former first lady Barbara Bush donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund with specific instructions that the money be spent with an educational software company owned by her son Neil.

Since then, the Ignite Learning program has been given to eight area schools that took in substantial numbers of Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

"Mrs. Bush wanted to do something specifically for education and specifically for the thousands of students flooding into the Houston schools," said Jean Becker, former President Bush's chief of staff. "She knew that HISD was using this software program, and she's very excited about this program, so she wanted to make it possible for them to expand the use of this program."

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Subliminal ads make it to tv: KFC &... who else?

Um, doesn't teaching PASSIVE EDUCATION really undermine critical thinking??? doesn't that constitute a LACK of logic or PROPAGANDA?

Group Sues Video Firms On Tot-Learning Claims
By Caroline E. Mayer, Washington Post Staff Writer, Tuesday, May 2, 2006; Page D03

A child-advocacy group whose mission is to limit marketing aimed at children yesterday asked the federal government to bar two major baby-video companies from promoting their products as educational and beneficial to child development.

The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, saying Baby Einstein Co. and Brainy Baby Co. should not be able to say their products inspire "logical thinking," foster "the development of your toddler's speech and language skills," or give "your child a jumpstart on learning."

Baby Einstein video products are marketed to parents of young children. (By Nate Parsons -- The Washington Post)

The group said the claims are deceptive, since there is no proof that these increasingly popular videos are beneficial and educational. In fact, it said, "research shows that television viewing is potentially harmful for infants and toddlers," because it could adversely affect cognitive development if it replaces creative play and interaction with a child's parents and surroundings.

Dennis Fedoruk, the founder and president of Brainy Baby, said the company does not make any educational claims and "does not promise parents their children will be Harvard graduates." He said, "There is enough research to show that early education is valid and does work. We're simply providing another tool in the early-educational library," along with books and toys.

Baby Einstein had no comment.

The CCFC's complaint comes at a time when the baby-video market is booming, with more than $1 billion in sales so far in videos aimed at children 2 and younger. Baby Einstein, owned by Walt Disney Co., has the largest share of the market, and sales last year reached $200 million.

The growth of this relatively new business -- Brainy Baby was started in 1995, Baby Einstein in 1997 -- comes despite the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that children younger than 2 be discouraged from watching television. The academy, in a policy statement issued in 1999, said: "Although certain television programs may be promoted to this age group, research on early brain development shows that babies and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers . . . for healthy brain growth and the development of appropriate social, emotional, and cognitive skills."

The academy has been sharply criticized for that recommendation. Baby Einstein, for example, said the academy failed to differentiate between traditional broadcast television and videos, which can be more carefully selected by parents.

But the academy's chair of the communications committee, which deals with the impact of media on children's health, said yesterday that the group stands by its recommendation. Video for infants and toddlers "is a great uncontrolled experiment on the nation's under-2-year-old set," said Donald Shifrin, a Seattle pediatrician, in a telephone interview. "It is based on marketing, not research. . . . The Academy would like to reassure parents that children have been doing fine for thousands of years" without baby videos.

The CCFC has asked the FTC to make the video companies clearly and conspicuously disclose the academy's recommendations on their advertising and packaging. The FTC had no comment on the complaint.

Although there are several other companies that produce videos for young children, the CCFC is seeking action against only two firms because they are the largest and most popular. "We hope that this will set a precedent" and apply to all baby-video companies, said Susan Linn, a Harvard psychologist and one of CCFC's founders.

The complaint said the companies' very names suggest their products are educational and beneficial. So do their slogans, according to the complaint -- "Great minds start little" for Baby Einstein and "A little genius in the Making" for Brainy Baby. Fedoruk said Brainy Baby was in the process of changing the motto to "learning for a lifetime."

"These companies are exploiting parents' natural tendency to want what's best for their children, and their deceptive marketing may be putting babies at risk," said Alvin F. Poussaint, head of the Boston-based Judge Baker Children's Center, which serves as the headquarters for CCFC.

oh, don't pretend you didn't see it coming...

Namaste,

BlueBerry Pick'n

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"Learn. Think. Believe & Act"

seriously. I'm so thrilled Rachel covered this tonight...

"If your children are lucky, they may be able to lease a liver. or have a drug..."

THANK YOU, RACHEL!!!

Namaste,

BlueBerry Pick'n

can be found @ ThisCanadian.com

"Learn. Think. Believe & Act"

Missed the show today. :-(  Did you mention to Fortney that you grew up in his district?

Why do corporations, who are on the government teat, existing on government contracts, aka taxpayer dollars, and receiving subsidies or huge tax breaks, refer to themselves as "free market."

Taxpayer dollars have nothing to do with being "free market" or "free enterprise" or "capitalist." What a bunch of BS.

Only if a corporation make profits off of the economy, sans tax dollars, gov't subsidies, etc., can they honestly call themselves "free market."

Otherwise, they're just milking the system and all of us taxpayers are getting screwed.

Mike G

We in San Diego are now being deprived of our only hour of Rachel Maddow? Am I mistaken?

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