我国农村1.5亿孩子免除学杂费从2007年起,中国农村的1.5亿学生在9年义务教育期间已免交学杂费。国家这一举措每年耗资150亿元,使农村每个小学生节约140元,每个初中生节约180元,贫困地区的寄读生节约达550元。近些年来,中国政府出台了一系列减轻农民经济负担的法规,其中一项就规定农村学生要免交学杂费。(新华社) 150 Million Children in China’s Rural Areas Are Free from Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees Since 2007, 150 million students in rural China have been exempt from tuition and fees during the nine-year compulsory education period. The state’s initiative will cost 15 billion yuan each year, saving 140 yuan for each primary school student in the countryside, saving 180 yuan for each junior high school student, and 550 yuan for the students in poor areas. In recent years, the Chinese government has introduced a series of laws and regulations to lighten the economic burden on farmers. One of them requires rural students to be exempt from tuition and fees. (Xinhua News Agency)