教育部决定,从今年秋季起,在全国义务教育阶段推行“一费制”办法。教育部部长周济说,各地在实施这个办法时,关键是要把握以下四点:一是义务教育由各级政府负责,不收取学费,可收取适当的杂费,学校可以代收课本费。二是收费标准由省级人民政府根据国家有关规定,城乡之间和地区之 The Ministry of Education has decided that since the fall of this year, a “one-fee system” will be implemented at the national stage of compulsory education. Zhou Ji, minister of education, said that the key to implementing this measure is to grasp the following four points: First, compulsory education is at the responsibility of governments at all levels, tuition fees are not charged, appropriate miscellaneous fees are collected, and schools can collect textbook fees. Second, the fees charged by the provincial people’s government in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, between urban and rural areas and the