Using kids to help with census

For years, advertisers have used charming kids to get parents to buy their own children everything from junk food to designer clothes. Now U.S. Census officials plan to recruit those same skills from the ranks of public school students.Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

As part of a nationwide effort, Los Angeles Unified officials Thursday joined with state educators in launching a campaign to encourage students to get parents to participate in the March 2010 Census count.