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

Capital Public Radio | By Ky Plaskon

Published August 13, 2014 at 4:36 PM EDT

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.