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MEDIA DIGEST 　　Rural Education Dilemma 　　Oriental Weekly June 17 　　Over the past decade， some local governments merged dispersed rural primary and middle schools into bigger， single facilities to reduce costs and improve management. However， such moves have raised plenty of controversy. 　　Local governments have defended their actions as part of a campaign aimed at providing improved education to village children， enabling them to access better teachers and classrooms. However， many villagers disagree， concerned with the safety of their kids walking to distant schools. 　　If local government