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Census Bureau to Launch 2010 Census in Schools Program Nationwide
October 29, 2009Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves will visit a Baltimore High School to launch the 2010 "Census in Schools" program and discuss educational activities that examine the importance of the 2010 Census. The program, "2010 Census: It's About Us," gives schools a wide range of free, optional, standards-based lesson plans on subjects related to the census, ranging from math to social studies. The program is designed for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and will reach all 118,000 schools and 56 million students nationwide. Full release.