Gov. Perdue and her cabinet secretaries will spend the next seven days showing how “Education Works”
On the tour, Perdue and her cabinet will visit classrooms in public schools and community colleges around the state and talk to teachers, students and local leaders about the importance of education in our economic recovery.
The new focus follows the governor’s Jobs Tour of April, during which time she announced 4,700 new and retained jobs and a quarter billion dollars in new investment from businesses.
It also comes on the heels of a state budget from the House of Representatives that proposed the largest mass layoff of education personnel in state history.
“We celebrate our teachers because they are the men and women responsible for preparing our children in a competitive global economy – for ensuring that North Carolina’s workers remain competitive, sharp, innovative and smart,” said Gov. Perdue. “I’m travelling the state to keep fighting for our educators and our education system at every level. The foundation we build for our future is too important to abandon.”
On Friday, Gov. Perdue visited the Roberts Company, which announced an expansion at its Wintervile facility. At the company, she spoke to Pitt County Community College students who are learning to do the welding and other work Roberts needs to sell its products to the chemical, power, mining and paper industries around the globe.