Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences) ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 96-103.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.04.009

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Boosting Rural Revitalization by Education: The World Bank’s “Learning Poverty” Project and its Implications for China

Yongxin Zhu1, Jing Luo2,3   

  1. 1. Institute of New Education Research, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu 215123, China
    2. School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu 215123, China
    3. President’s Office, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an Jiangsu 223300, China
  • Online:2021-04-20 Published:2021-04-22

Abstract:

In October 2019, the World Bank put forward the concept of “learning poverty”, set the goal of halving the learning poverty rate by 2030, and formulated a detailed working plan. The “Learning Poverty” project has received positive responses from governments of many countries, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the victory in poverty battle, rural revitalization has become a new task for the realization of the great rejuvenation of China. Education poverty-alleviation will also enter into the post-poverty-alleviation era characterized by high-quality, deep cultivation and multiple-subjects. The new concepts and practices of the “Learning Poverty” project will be of great reference value for the promotion of educational poverty alleviation and boosting rural revitalization by education.

Key words: World Bank, learning poverty, rural revitalization, educational targeted poverty-alleviation