h smaller class sizes ("Lure of the Lottery:...", 1). Even President Bush and Vice-President Gore make note that class-size reduction and universal preschool programs are among the top of their education agenda (Wilgoren, 1). It has even been proven in studies that smaller student-teacher ratios have a greater effect on overall student performance then teacher experience or salary (Wilgoren, 1).
             Each year, money is cut away from North Carolina's education budget due
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