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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1986
Page
4
A reader questions the allocation of lottery funds to California schools. The letter contends funds may not reach students as hoped and asks how to finance quality education. It prompts readers to consider lottery purchases during the holiday season and the slim odds of winning.
A reader outlines how Richland’s lottery money increased the budget by 3 percent last year, with two checks totaling 169462 and this year one for 65466, plus three more expected to total 185900. The district aims to buy classroom items, books, computers, and learning kits, support science trips and staff training, and fund a dropout-prevention program, while acknowledging transportation and other past-supported costs. The letter warns the lottery may shrink beyond this year as checks decline and argues to maximize classroom purchases while possible.
The Association of California School Administrators challenges the California Lottery as a cure for education needs. Executives warn funds boost budgets by under 3.5 percent and are unstable, potentially masking deeper problems. Public skepticism grows over long term dependence and offsetting costs like insurance and equipment.
Reader voices frustration over Richland School District contract talks and withheld public records on funding. A separate correction to a Nov 5 editorial clarifies Lasso herbicide regulation, the EPA status, and Monsanto's data. A Shafter Bike Club thanks volunteers after the 1986 Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena.
President Reagan hailed the tax law as a victory for fairness and pro family policy yet warned against future tax rate hikes. Critics warn deductions will be rolled back and tax preferences reintroduced as Congress returns January 6. Nobel economist James Buchanan weighs in on incentives and deficits. Welfare reform remains a presidential goal amid pressure to undo reform and keep tax changes intact.
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