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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym
My question is relevant to the lakes region, as well as the entire state, and I am asking you brilliant forum members if you have the answer. Background for this: last night we were in a discussion about the lottery, and someone in our party claimed that Georgia uses its funds from lottery sales to guarantee that anyone qualified for entrance into college can have his/her tuition paid in full to any state or community college, just as long as they are GA residents. This sounds too good to be true, but it begs the question: how are lottery- generated funds used for education in NH?
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My understanding is that lottery proceeds go into the "Education Trust Fund" which is then allocated to school districts based on various criteria such as population with "free and reduced lunch". The Claremont decision basically dealt with local school districts (now k-12), not the state university system.
USNH gets funding from the legislature, but of course, it is never enough. At the same time, more and more high schools are integrating curriculum with local community colleges and adding "advance placement" classes so that high school students can earn college credits or get waivers on prerequisites.
I know nothing about Georgia, but I know the statement that "It's free. The government pays for it" probably applies and "you get what you pay for." Education week (
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politi...kaAqlYEALw_wcB)
ranked NH as a B+, and Georgia as a C. Most states were C and I see none with an A.
FWIW, Other funding: As an alum of a private college, I get $$ requests routinely and about 50% of fellow alums make some level of contribution. Some years ago I looked at similar figures for UNH. They had 42 employees in the development department and the alum contribution/participation rate was 8-10%.