http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/29/content_7171140.htm
In this article Chinese State Councilor, Chen Zhili, talks about how the government is helping make the young children of China literate. In order to accomplish this mission she said that the "government will provide free textbooks to all students in rural areas in nine-year compulsory education." Compulsory education is when a child is required by law to receive education and the government to provide it. They have been providing free text books to some poor rural areas but they are extending more students in primary and junior high schools. The article also talked about reserving money to help fix up the classrooms that are in desperate need of repair. The China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said “it would allocate a further 47 billion yuan, which is about 6.4 billion U.S. dollars, to support rural education in the next three years until 2009.” Chen said that, right now out of 410 impoverished counties 368 have accomplished their goals to provide nine years of compulsory schooling and the other 42 are trying.
I think more people are realizing that education is very important and it is nice to see that the government is doing something to help. I think it is very important for children to be literate. And even thought 42 counties in the western region have failed to meet their goals to provide compulsory education for the junior high schools, they do have a program for first to sixth grade. So at least they are putting in some effort.
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