Supporters of the North Carolina Governor's School are working in overdrive to make sure the longtime program doesn't become another victim of the state budget's cuts to education.

All state funding for the summer academic enrichment program for high school upperclassmen was removed in the state budget approved June 15. But the legislature left the line item in place, meaning the program could continue if it finds alternate funding, according to Director Dr. Michael McElreath.

“As I've been told, it's like a bucket that can be refilled,” McElreath said.

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