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Vegas schools go door-to-door looking for students - Boston.com

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Vegas schools go door-to-door looking for students

September 2, 2011
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LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas-area school administrators are enlisting volunteers for a push to find and encourage students to return to the classroom in a district where half never make it to graduation.

Sign-ups are being accepted through Friday at the Clark County School District Partnership Office for the so-called "Reclaim Your Future" effort that starts Sept. 10.

Schools chief Dwight Jones and a deputy superintendent say teams that include district employees will go door-to-door to identify students who haven't returned to class since schools reopened Monday.

Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez has developed high school proficiency