tes. In this context, you asked us to (1) identify laws, regulations, and policies that regulate commercial activities in schools and (2) describe the nature and extent of these activities (Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools 3).
             The General Accounting Office has investigated numerous companies and their advertising practices. Most of these companies are offering great benefits to our public school systems. One company offers free computers; another offers free Internet access as well as any new wiring needed. One company, K-III, even offers free TV's and VCR's. K-III recently bought Channel One and has been offering educational news programs, as well as all of the equipment needed to view the show.
             Channel One has some positive advantages for public school systems. The owners provide our schools with needed TV's and VCR's. They also provide any high school or middle school which signs up with them for a three-year contract all of the needed cable hook-ups, a satellite dish and all of the needed wiring. They even maintain all of the equipment (Aidman).
             For donating all of this equipment free of charge, K-III ask the schools to have all students watch their daily news show. The show lasts for 12 minutes each and every day. During the news show Channel One attempts to keep our children informed about current issues and events of the day. Watching a 12-minute telecast does not sound like a very high price to pay considering all of the needed equipment K-III has donated. Why so much upheaval?
             For all of the advantages we gain from Channel One, quite a few drawbacks are found. One of the major disadvantages, the material shown during this 12 minute broadcast, has been brought to the attention of the Federal Government. There is news shown during this broadcast, for 58% of the time allotted (Channel One Emphasizes Ads over Knowledge). The newscasts our tax dollars are paying for la...