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Does student financial aid make outstanding contributions to economic and social development?
Since the 18th National Congress, great progress has been made in student financial aid in China, which has promoted the development of economic and social undertakings. It has promoted a qualitative leap in educational equity. With the continuous improvement of the student financial aid policy system and the increasing investment, the lofty concept of educational equity has taken root and become a real social reality. Students from poor families no longer lose the opportunity to go to school because of tuition fees, and fully enjoy fair educational opportunities. Students with financial difficulties at school will no longer worry about living expenses, dropping out of school or suffering losses because of financial problems, but can study with peace of mind and complete their studies smoothly like other students.

It ensures the healthy and rapid development of education. The in-depth development of student financial assistance has effectively promoted the improvement of the enrollment rate and consolidation rate of education at all stages in China. In five years, the gross enrollment rate of preschool education increased from 64.50% in 20 12 to 77.40% in 20 16; The consolidation rate of compulsory education increased from 9 1.80% in 20 12 to 93.40% in 20 16; The gross enrollment rate in senior high school increased from 85.00% in 20 12 to 87.50% in 20 16; The gross enrollment rate of higher education increased from 30% in 20 12 to 42.7% in 20 16. With the increasing financial aid for students, the material living standards of students (children) with financial difficulties in various educational stages have been greatly improved, the nutritional structure of students (children) with financial difficulties in families has been significantly improved, and their physical quality has been effectively enhanced.

Accelerate the pace of poverty alleviation. The continuous improvement of China's student financial aid policy system and the increasing investment have effectively prevented low-income and economically disadvantaged families from becoming poor and returning to poverty because of their children's schooling expenses. For poor families, the student financial aid policy not only lightens the burden of their children's schooling expenses and relieves their pressure of getting rid of poverty, but also helps their children to improve their scientific and cultural quality, master a skill, enhance their self-development ability, change the fate of individuals and families, promote family stability and high-quality poverty alleviation, and block the intergenerational transmission of poverty.