A spokesman for Gov. Beverly Perdue said that the Senate's budget proposal has left the governor "troubled."
“The Senate made some good investments in what we know of its budget so far, but at this point in time Governor Perdue is troubled by the proposed increase in class size," said David Kochman, a spokesman. "An increase of two students per class means eliminating 6,200 teaching positions and reducing the amount of individual attention our kids receive in the classroom.”
Sen. Linda Garrou, the Senate's senior budget writer, said the proposal to add two students to the average class size is intended to be a temporary fix for the state's budget problems. A former teacher, Garrou said the decision was difficult for her.
Fewer teachers would be needed and Garrou said those losses would likely occur through attrition. Schools across the state routinely have to search for new teachers as school years begin.
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