Dallas high school given $10 million
From Associated Press
The Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, which boasts Grammy winners Norah Jones, Erykah Badu and Roy Hargrove among its graduates, has received a $10-million donation from Dallas philanthropist Nancy Hamon.
Hamon’s donation will go toward a new 170,000-square-foot building. The school, designed to hold 400 students, has about 733 students enrolled, Dallas schools Superintendent Mike Moses said.
From Associated Press
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