TN lottery .. education

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Coin Toss — Tue, 09 May 2006 05:12:03 GMT

Lotteries always promise bucks for education but it's usually a lie. They make it appear to be going for education, but in reality they put it in the school at one place and take out at least that much, if not more, in another.

For what the Illinois lottery has taken in since its inception, every school in Illinois should look like a brand new ultra-modern facility but that is hardly the case. Teahcer's salaries hardly show any whopping lottery proceeds either.

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dvdiva — Tue, 09 May 2006 04:22:03 GMT

People already vote with school levies. As far as lottery monies are concerned it's only a matter of time before it becomes part of the general funds. In the Seattle area most of the wealthy have their children in private schools then vote against school levies. The exceptions are places like Mercer Island that see the benifits of having good public schools. Any lottery isn't going to be enough to fund education. It also helps having good financial management. I think we got our managers from En... [ More ]

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Tenaj — Tue, 09 May 2006 02:38:46 GMT

NC will start with Pre-K and elementary education funding as well as college scholarships. That is why the scratch off payoff percentages are so low. Thirty five percent of lottery proceeds must go to education, a written legislative law. That was one of the biggest arguments of passing a lottery in NC. Other states hadn't proven that a state ran lottery helped education with the exception of a few. It was written into the NC lottery law is order to get yes votes.

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TN lottery .. education

tntea — Tue, 09 May 2006 02:06:34 GMT

I just found out this week I was lucky to keep the two assistants I have this year for the upcoming year. I had requested another one for next year.. We are working short as it is..

I was told they are pulling assistants from each school because of lacking of State funding.. Like what is going on here?

I am all for the lottery helping those with college expenses who would otherwise not get to go..

However, we need to start from bottom up here.

Each child deserves the best education