Do lotteries lie?

Everytime I turn around another tax or fee or money raising event is being done to raise money for the schools. I live in Virginia and there are a lot of elaborate schools being built but teachers are being consistently laid off.
However lotteries are suppose to exist to aid schools. Our local government taxes and federal taxes fund schools as well. If you look at cable bills and other bills there are hidden school taxes as well. I see the huge buildings but what good is it if there are no teachers. Schools seem to have money for football games and cheerleaders but apparrently not for text books or teachers.
Does the lottery work in your state?
Where is all this money going?
If you don’t have a lottery, do you feel your state is doing fine without it?