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Accurate census statistics from college students are more challenging to collect. Students living in on-campus residences such as dorms fall under a special category. (Photo courtesy of WSU)

Counting college students crucial for communities

Deborah Wilber February 19, 2020

College students are one of the hardest populations to count in the U.S. Census, according to Evan Curtis, state planning coordinator at the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.That difficulty comes...

Now I am older, and I realize the importance of it, said Betty Smauldon. (Photo by Luke Micheal / unsplash.com)

The census is paramount to secure funding and representation for all

Ally Nelson January 15, 2020

It is the start of a new decade, and that means the U.S. Census Bureau will be undertaking the tremendous task of gathering population data from all over the country.Media specialist Coralys Ruiz Jiménez,...

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