This is a huge problem. Back in the '90s, Georgia managed to solve it. They said "we will start a state lottery. The funds will be exclusively used to provide an educational benefit that does not currently exist." This prevented other funds from being reallocated away from education.
The thing they funded was the HOPE scholarship, which allowed every high schooler in Georgia with a B average to attend a public college in-state for free. It's how I got out of Georgia Tech without loans, and it's also why a certain age range in Georgia considers Governor Miller to be basically a saint.
The thing they funded was the HOPE scholarship, which allowed every high schooler in Georgia with a B average to attend a public college in-state for free. It's how I got out of Georgia Tech without loans, and it's also why a certain age range in Georgia considers Governor Miller to be basically a saint.