New York Times: Why Schools Collapsed in Earthquake

In the article "Grief in the Rubble: Chinese Are Left to Ask Why Schools Fell", Jim Yardley of the The New York Times (May 25, 2008 edition) reports on the staggering number of students who died when schools collapsed in the May 12 earthquake, and the grieving parents who are speaking out about shoddy construction.

• Full story and photos, CLICK HERE
• Video report: CLICK HERE
• Related story: "A School Falls Amid Intact Buildings. Where Next?": CLICK HERE
• Other coverage of Earthquake: CLICK HERE
  

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Global Issues in China: New York Times: Why Schools Collapsed in Earthquake