Governor Easley now wants to take lottery funds needed for school construction and divert it to his pet pre-school program, More at Four.Republican state senate leader Phil Berger (R-District 26) says “North Carolina’s lottery should not become a slush fund for gubernatorial pet projects. Recent studies have shown that students in More at Four and Smart Start are not showing the success in improving long term academic performance. It makes no sense to divert much needed education dollars from school construction and scholarships.”
A news article in the March 2, 2007 Chatham County Journal has this to say about the Governor's proposal...
Chatham Journal Weekly
March 2, 2007Govenor Easley wants lottery money diverted
Raleigh, NC - One year after the passage of North Carolina’s lottery, Governor Easley wants to reduce the percentage of lottery proceeds going to education. Now he has announced plans to redirect lottery funds for school construction and need based scholarships to his pet pre-school program, More at Four. School construction statewide would receive $43 million less than anticipated and, although no lottery scholarships have been handed out yet, $10 million would be diverted from the scholarship program. Read more...
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