Lottery commercials and billboards plastered around the state suggest that the long-shot gamble of buying a lottery ticket can not only make you rich but also make you a better person. Billboards ...

What does lottery money really do for schools? It's hard to see how lottery profits affect your schools because it's not really kept separate. When the state sets aid for school districts every ...

My first call came at 12:08 p.m., eight minutes after the results of the D.C. Public School lottery were posted. "Did you get anything? What are your rankings?" asked the caller, a parent who has ...

The lottery takes into consideration multiple ... an open house and/or information session for the school or schools your family is interested in. The full slate of events can be found at ...

A deadline to enter the D.C. school lottery is just days away. And, yes, it’s the biggest game in town. “What are your top three?” stressed-out parents are asking one another. And ...

Applications for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ “School Choice Lottery” opened on Monday, offering students and their families the opportunity to apply for a range of specialized magnet ...

The lottery organizers emphasize that there’s no point in trying to game the system. You simply rank your schools in the order you truly want and are matched accordingly—or not. I haven’t talked to a ...