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Charter School & NC Lottery History    

1. Summer 1996                                                                              North Carolina's General Assembly Passes Charter School Law
2. Summer 1997                                                                                      First charter school officially opens as a Public Charter School 
3. Summer 2005                                                                                       North Carolina's General Assembly Passes a State Lottery
4. Summer 2005                                                                                      Lottery Law allocates projected lottery proceeds to public schools
5. Fall 2005                                                                                              NC Lottery named "The North Carolina Education Lottery"
6. Fall 2005                                                                                   Charter Schools are excluded from lottery proceeds

Summary of NC Lottery & Charter Schools Newspaper Articles

  ( some newspapers do not keep articles on their web-sites for long periods of time)

January 27, 2006 - Dateline: Avondale http://www.thedigitalcourier.com/articles/2006/01/27/news/news02.txt

January 26, 2006 - Dateline: Winston-Salem

http://www.winstonsalemjournal.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137833651609&path=%21opinion&s=1037645509163

January 25, 2006 - Dateline: Asheville

http://www.mountainx.com/news/2006/0125news.php

January 25, 2006 - Dateline: Brunswick County http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/articles/2006/01/25/tidelines/columns/01-sarah.txt

January 23, 2006 - Dateline: State Road  http://epaper.elkintribune.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RUxLLzIwMDYvMDEvMjMjQXIwMDEwMA==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom

January 21,2006 - Dateline: Roxboro

http://www.roxboro-courier.com/newsnowstories/ts012106-2.htm

January 20,2006 - Dateline:Roanoke Rapids  http://www.rrdailyherald.com/articles/2006/01/20/front/front.txt

January 19, 2006 - Dateline: Asheville

http://citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060119/NEWS01/60118034/1009

January 19, 2006 - Dateline: Brunswick  http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/articles/2006/01/18/free/04-free.txt

January 19, 2006 - Dateline: Henderson http://hendersondispatch.com/articles/2006/01/19/news/news04.txt

January 19, 2006 - Dateline: Monroe

http://www.enquirerjournal.com/index.php?pSetup=enquirerjournal#

January 19, 2006 - Dateline: Raleigh AP

http://www.wwaytv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=4378514

January 19, 2006 - Dateline: Raleigh -News 14 http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=111365&

January 17, 2006 - Dateline:Charlotte  http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/13642198.htm

January 17, 2006 - Dateline: Raleigh

http://www.newsobserver.com/146/v-print/story/389268.html

  From The Smokey Mountain News

Charters want cut of lottery money  12/07/05
 

  From Asheville Citizen-Times

Charter schools seek lottery funds 11/21/05

  From Morehead City News-Times

  From The Roxboro Courier Times 

Charter schools out of luck on lottery - 10/8/05

   

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