Is lottery money a good bet for getting children off Pre-K waiting lists?

Georgia’s lottery pays for both ends of student learning: pre- Kindergarten for four-year-olds, and HOPE scholarships for college and tech school students. But Pre-K fans complain waiting lists across the state for some 5500 children are proof the system is not as fair as it could be. Get the full story from CBS46.

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