Bailey: Time to set aside money to upgrade Houston High
A rendering depicts the Mustang Commons at Houston High. (Courtesy Germantown Municipal School District)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
There is a cost to run a school district, and Germantown is facing the price tag of upgrades to Houston High.
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“We can decide we have a medium-tier school system or a top-tier school system, and that determines how we have to fund it,” a Houston High alumnus and parent said.
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