(AP) -- DETROIT - Bill Cosby says he wants to help convince Detroit parents to make sure their children get to class as he throws his name behind an effort to retain students in the troubled public schools.
The comedian and activist tells reporters Tuesday that he supports emergency financial manager Robert Bobb's expansive plan to turn around the district.
The two will go door-to-door later Tuesday, urging parents to keep their children in, or return them to, the district. Cosby also will attend a rally at Henry Ford High School.
Bobb is pushing the district's $500,000 student retention campaign called "I'm In."
Enrollment dropped below 100,000 last year, and Bobb has budgeted for 83,777 students this fall. Classes begin Sept. 8.
He was appointed in March by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to fix Detroit's finances.
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