While you may not always win when playing the California lottery, the community sure does.

That's because lottery funds go back into the community, supporting public schools, including those in the Lamont Elementary School District.

Schools like Mountain View Middle School in Lamont are beneficiaries of the California Lottery, which has been raising funds to support education since 1985.

"We receive about $700,000 and we're able to use it in any way to help educate our students," said Dr. Lori Gonzalez, superintendent of the Lamont Elementary School District.

This year, the Lamont Elementary School District was featured in an advertisement by the California Lottery to share how the district is using those funds.

Gonzalez said much of the money goes toward project-based learning, givin

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