Rural education to get more financial support

Govt pledges to tackle imbalance, eliminate crowded classes by 2020

China will lend stronger financial support to improve education quality in remote rural areas to improve the country's weak links in education, a senior official said.

Zheng Fuzhi, assistant education minister, said during a news briefing held by the State Council's information office on Friday that China will direct another 13 billion yuan ($2 billion) toward fiscal transfers to local governments for education. The decision was made during the State Council's executive meeting on Wednesday.