The upheaval comes as the district's finance officials have floated tapping a heretofore lightly-used program that allows public agencies to borrow money against future revenues that must be repaid in the short term, with interest.

As someone who has helped launch nearly 1,000 esports programs, I've seen how they draw students to school, and how districts can set up teams at little or no cost.

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Latino students make up more than half of all pupils in DPS, the state's largest school district, and along with other students of color can face segregation by race and income.