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Regulation to cover six key universities whose graduates will help educate children in poorer areas

A regulation has been introduced for government-paid teaching students at six key universities to help improve education equality, especially in central and western regions.

The regulation, promulgated by the Ministry of Education and disclosed last week by the general office of the State Council, China's Cabinet, covers thousands of students to be enrolled at Beijing Normal University and five other universities that specialize in normal education, which are directly administered by the ministry.