New Express News (Reporter Chen, Wu Xuan, Wen 'an, Zhang) "Guangdong's economic aggregate ranks first in the country. As far as financial resources are concerned, it is absolutely feasible to extend the three-year compulsory education in the province ... "Yesterday, Zhuang Shunfu and other 13 provincial people's congress deputies submitted suggestions to the conference, calling on Guangdong to realize 12 compulsory education as soon as possible.
12 there is a precedent for compulsory education.
According to representative Zhuang Shunfu, there is a growing call for 12 compulsory education all over the country, and deputies to the National People's Congress are also calling for it in many ways. Moreover, some places have really extended the compulsory education stage.
"Zhungeer Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region began to implement l2 free education in the second half of this year, with an annual investment of more than 50 million yuan, which will benefit nearly 40,000 primary school, junior high school and senior high school students." Zhuang Shunfu cited another example-Wuqi County, Shaanxi Province, has expanded the scope of free education from nine-year compulsory education in urban and rural areas to 12 education since the fall of 2007, and included high school education in the free scope, exempting vocational high school tuition, books, accommodation, heating, audio-visual education and other "five fees". Chengdu will take the lead in exploring the extension of compulsory education in the western region to 12 years, and gradually realize 12 years of free compulsory education.
Free high school is of great significance.
"Where is the breakthrough for Guangdong education to achieve leap-forward development? I think it should be placed on the extension of compulsory education. " Zhuang Shunfu pointed out that although Guangdong's economic development is ahead of the whole country, there is no difference between the current years of compulsory education and the whole country, and all of them implement nine-year compulsory education. "This is not right."
Delegates believe that the implementation of 12 compulsory education is "not only urgent, but also of great significance"-first, it will greatly improve the technical skills of workers. Secondly, although the overall living standard in Guangdong is high, there are also regional differences and family differences. 12 after the implementation of compulsory education, the education level in mountainous areas with relatively backward economic development will be greatly improved, and there will be more well-educated construction talents to take care of poor families in developed areas.
The reporter learned that Zhuhai implemented 12 compulsory education in 2007, and Yantian District of Shenzhen also plans to implement 12 compulsory education during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period. However, will there be financial difficulties in implementing it in the whole province?
In this regard, Zhuang Shunfu and other representatives admitted that it is completely feasible to extend the three-year compulsory education in Guangdong Province financially. The key is that the education department should demonstrate this point as soon as possible. "If the whole province is difficult to implement at once, then some more developed cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan can take the lead".