To make sure students are educated, teachers and officials will not allow any student to drop out of school in Shanxi.
At the No. 4 Middle School in Shouyang county, teachers and school officials noticed that one student, Du Wenhui, had not attended for several days after the new term began in September. They realized something had happened to her. So they drove to Baiyun, Du’s home village some 40 kilometers away. During their visit, the teachers were told that Du is from an impoverished family, which cannot afford to support the schooling of its two children. In Shouyang, as well as the rest of the country, tuition is free. However, students need to pay for their meals, housing, exercise books. They were told that Du went to work so that her younger sister could continue her education. The school held a meeting to discuss to help Du. The school and the local government later offered a support program for Du and she soon returned to school.
In Zuoquan county, a student called Cao Ruyue was faced with a similar situation to Du’s. She entered Zuoquan Middle School in 2017 but decided to give up because her family could not support her education. With the help of the government, Cao finished her senior high school successfully and entered Shanxi University of Finance and Economics this summer.
In Shanxi as a whole, the province has done a lot to help impoverished students continue their education. For instance, between 2016 and 2019, the province offered a total of 9.5 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) in loans(贷款) to nearly 1.5 million students.
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