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CandysDirt.com Readers Fund Miracles, Hope

By Bethany Erickson / August 25, 2017 /
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Last Sunday sucked. I pushed save on my story about the Dallas ISD school board meeting for Monday morning and sat, staring at my computer feeling surly. I may have ranted to a few people. As I watched my Facebook and Twitter feeds light up with hot sports takes and recrimination, I realized that I…

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Dallas Public Schools: District to Launch Own Crowdfunding Program

By Bethany Erickson / October 30, 2015 /

At first, the news sounded kind of perplexing and ominous. Late last night, I was apprised of a memo that went out to Dallas Independent School District principals. The memo, folks said, banned the use of certain crowdfunding sites to raise funds for anything involving the district. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and Donors Choose have become…

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