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Forget The Bake Sale: Some Of School's Funds Come From Bars And Brothels

This month, schools across the U.S. are preparing for students to return to the classroom and looking for creative ways to supplement budgets. As Capital Public Radio's Ky Plaskon reports, one Nevada school district is turning to unlikely sources of funding: liquor and prostitution.

Copyright 2014 CapRadio News

Ky Plaskon was the first teacher for Reno Youth Radio (now KUNR Youth Media) when it launched in 2017.