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Gov. Perdue Rallies to Protect the Classroom In a series of rallies across North Carolina, Gov. Bev Perdue is calling on the General Assembly to protect public schools in the state budget. Below are excerpts from her remarks: “I applaud the General Assembly for their work to put a budget together. But - and that’s a big word - in North Carolina we must act boldly to protect the classroom. … We cannot and must not cripple education. Cutting education means cutting short our economic fut |