The district, which is slashing $35 million in spending next school year, is turning to a method rarely used by local districts to raise money.
Miranda Dunlap
Miranda Dunlap is a reporter covering K-12 schools across the eight-county Greater Houston region. A native Michigander, Miranda studied political science pre-law and journalism at Michigan State University. Previously, she worked at Automotive News, covering all things automotive industry, and and she served in various capacities at The State News. When she's not writing, you can find Miranda attempting to exceed her GoodReads goal and spoiling her cat, August.
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