An exemplary innovation

Ensuring a free high school education for the youth is not only an innovation, it can also help solve some social problems, says an article in Beijing News. The following is an excerpt:

The city of Anshan in Liaoning province announced recently that it will offer free senior high school education for 3,822 local junior high school graduates at a pilot project. If possible free senior high school education will be further promoted citywide.

In reality, a high proportion of middle school graduates have to give up chances for further education - due to various reasons - after finishing the nine-year compulsory education.