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Rural students to enjoy free education

www.chinanews.cn 2005-12-24 17:09:29

(Source: Xinhuanet)

Pupils read free books on security edcation in Xingyuan, Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region on Dec. 15, 2005. (Photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, Dec. 23 - Rural students in China's relatively backward western
region will enjoy free compulsory education from 2006, according to a
government decision.
The treatment will be granted to rural students in the central and
eastern regions in 2007, according to the decision made Friday at an
executive meeting of the State Council, chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
In addition, students from poor rural families will be granted free
textbooks. Boarding students will receive subsidies to support their
daily lives, according to the decision.
The decision, which is on beefing up the guarantee system for rural
compulsory education, also orders raising the basic standard for public
expenses of rural primary and high schools, guaranteeing funds for
schoolhouse maintenance and guaranteeing timely disbursement of wages to
teachers.
It says the central government will share the cost for schoolhouse
maintenance in the western and central regions with local governments.
"Various localities and departments should give priorities to the
development of rural compulsory education and strive to address the
problem of inadequate input to ensure sustained and health development of
the sector," said the decision.
In recent years, China has beefed up support of rural compulsory
education, which lacks adequate funds and high-quality teachers. Rate of
dropouts is high in many rural schools.

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