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Compulsory education to also cover urban children

CHINA will continue to spend more on education next year and spread the free nine-year compulsory education to urban children, Finance Minister Xie Xuren said. The government would continue to improve the funding system to guarantee free nine-year... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Dec 24 2007

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