Fund-raising drive saves North Carolina enrichment program

The North Carolina Governor's School, an enrichment program for gifted students, will operate for 550 students on two campuses this summer, following a six-month drive by alumni who raised more than $700,000. The school was in danger of dying altogether last year after the legislature eliminated state funding. But the N.C. Governor's School Foundation stepped in with an emergency fund-raising campaign, bringing in contributions from individual donors and foundations.