Maybe one of the teachers can verify this but I have heard that the money earned by the lottery is actually a wash vs what was originally budgeted for the schools. That is, say the schools have a $100 million initial budget and the lottery generates $20 million.The schools still have only the $100M only now $20 million is contributed by the lottery which frees up $20 million to go somewhere else. It's NOT the original $100 million PLUS the $20 million. Anybody else hear this?