Guizhou's efforts cut school dropout rate
China DailyBy Li Lei in Beijing and Yang Jun in Guiyang | China Daily | Updated: 2020-09-08 09:43 High school students attend military training in Qinglong county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Aug 28, 2020. When two students failed to register for the start of the Grade 8 autumn semester at his middle school in Southwest China's Guizhou province in late August last year, head teacher An Huaqiang was quick to notice their unexplained absence. He spent two grueling days explaining the benefits of attending school to the children's parents, while also encouraging the boy and girl to complete their nine years of compulsory education. Since 2012, Guizhou has stepped up efforts to reduce dropout rates at primary and middle schools－which are covered by China's compulsory education period－as part of a nationwide effort to empower the rural poor and break the poverty cycle.
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