China’s enormous economic output can be attributed – to a notable degree – to an army of about 300 million migrant workers. It is therefore hard to believe that Chinese leaders forgot to build migrant children’s entitlement to compulsory education into their policies. In the 1990s, this policy hole led to a patchwork of privately [...]
Municipal governments’ latest efforts to reduce the study pressure placed on the nation’s youngest students comes in the wake of a tragic suspected suicide of an 11-year old girl in Shanghai, who fell to her death from a school window on the first day of semester. Pressure within classrooms and at home are major psychological [...]
The team at China Education Blog wish you a happy Chinese new year! May this year of the Ox see you in good health, happiness and prosperity. As we have just launched this blog, we hope to keep you informed of the most important Chinese education sector movements over the coming year.
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We’ve started this blog to share some of our insights, thoughts and comments on the people, trends and opportunities in China’s booming education sector.
Education is a key element of Chinese culture, with parents and families often making great sacrifices for the education of the next generation. Significantly increasing sums are being spent on the education of [...]
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