The head of the U.S. Census Bureau was in St. Louis to launch a new program aimed at achieving greater participation in the 2010 census. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves was at Gateway Math Science Elementary School on Tuesday. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, and other officials joined him. They are kicking off the Census in the Schools program for Missouri. It's designed to get young people to motivate their families to participate in the 2010 census.
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(U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. Robert Groves talks with children during the launch of the 2010 Census in Schools Initiative at the Gateway Math & Science Elementary School in St. Louis on December 1, 2009. The initiative helps local school districts educate young people about the roots of the census in the U.S. Constitution and the impact of the 2010 Census count on their communities. UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
