Get 25-year free education

25年免費教育首現東莞

An RMB10m educational fund will offer up to 42000 villagers 25 years of free education, from kindergarten to PhD, in the Shipai town of Dongguan, Guangdong, the China Business Weekly reported Tuesday. The plan sets up a new example for China's free education system. Chinese economist Mao Yushi said, "The money put into free education came from taxes that villagers paid, thus it is reasonable to use the money for education for students from low-income families."

據《中國經濟周刊》25日報道，廣東東莞石排鎮將拿出1000多萬元，為4.2萬戶籍居民提供從幼兒園到博士、長達25年的免費教育，這在全國免費教育中尚屬首例。著名經濟學家茅于軾說，"政府推進免費教育的錢來自稅收，用群眾的錢幫扶貧困者讀書是非常合理的。"

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