accordance with the needs of the socialist modernization and with the physical and mental development of children and adolescents, decide on the teaching methods, the courses to be offered and their content, and the selection of textbooks for compulsory education.
        Article 9 Local people's governments at various levels shall establish primary schools and junior middle schools at such locations that children and adolescents can attend schools near their homes.
        Local people's governments shall establish special schools (or classes) for children and adolescents who are blind, deaf-mute or retarded.
        The State shall encourage enterprises, institutions and other segments of society to establish schools of the types prescribed by this Law, under unified administration by local people's governments and in compliance with the basic requirements of the State.
        Appropriate facilities for compulsory education must be included in the plans for construction and development of both urban and rural areas.
        Article 10 The State shall not charge tuition for students receiving compulsory education.
        The State shall establish a system of grants-in-aid to support the school