ATLANTA — Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program used to be the envy of the nation, offering high-quality schooling for free.

Children who attend school-based sites in Georgia’s universal pre-K program start kindergarten better prepared than their peers who do not attend any Georgia pre-K, according to a&nbsp ...

Georgia Lottery players claimed $43M last week. ... These funds help support HOPE Scholarships and Georgia’s statewide Pre-K Program, which have reached more than 2.2 million students.