Children of migrant workers here will have the same educational opportunities as their urban counterparts by 2010, local authorities said recently. According to the Shanghai education commission, all migrant workers' children in the city of school age... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Tue, Feb 17 2009
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