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Paula Don wanted her students to know how the data that will be compiled for the 2000 U.S. Census could determine future funding for their community.
Because she is a firm believer in hands-on learning, the former computer science teacher at G.W. Childs Elementary School in Philadelphia decided to have the students conduct their own census count.
"I thought that if we did a pet census, [the students] would be able to relate, and to see numbers that make sense," said Ms. Don, who now works as a technology facilitator for...
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