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of graduates for Chinese state socialism to a offering training courses instead of compulsory
system to create a supply of graduate talent to feed education. In addition, without reasonable cause,
the changing labor markets. These changes have parents or statutory guardians who haven’t sent
taken place in the context of an economic growth their children of school age to attend compulsory
which has created a highly stratified society. In education or who made them drop out will also
recognition of this, compensatory initiatives have be punished according to the law. The official
been introduced by the current leadership of notice aims to regulate and guide the primary
party and state. Policy programs have aimed to school and middle school enrollment work.
increase the number of disadvantaged students Other detailed rules are included in the notice,
accessing key universities, while state funds have such as not allowing compulsory schools to be
been allocated to improve teaching conditions in selective about candidates or to lure students
higher education in the disadvantaged west of with material rewards or false advertising
China. Students from migrant workers’ families (Zhang, Punish Illegal Schools).
have been allowed to take the national university
entrance examination at their place of residence The Ministry of Education has taken measures
rather than at their place of family origin. There to prevent Chinese primary and middle school
has also been improved state financial support for students from enrolling in international schools
students from poor families alongside promotion or international sections of regular schools. This
of entrepreneurship to enhance employment move has prompted discussion about whether
prospects. It remains to be seen how effective a simple ban is the best method of regulation.
such policies will be in reducing educational The ban does not apply to high school students,
inequality, given that they are essentially limited who may attend private international schools or
administrative measures. The dilemma faced the international section of a public high school.
by Chinese higher education officials is how to However, they are not allowed to transfer to the
build both world-class universities and a system ordinary section. In addition, schools set up for the
that meets the needs of the Chinese people. It children of foreign workers should not bring in any
seems that fundamental problems have yet to be Chinese students. The compulsory education law
analyzed using empirical research—and they will requires that all Chinese students complete nine
need to be if the state is to be sure its policies are years of study with instruction given in Chinese,
working (Morgan et al.). but at some international schools children are
taught as foreign students and only receive their
New Regulations lessons in English. The ministry’s move is designed
to ensure that all students can be instructed in
Providers of training courses that failed to Chinese for the compulsory curriculum before
give children compulsory education in primary furthering their education. But it may be hard to
and middle schools will be punished according implement the new rule, since many parents want
to the law, as the Ministry of Education said on their children to study at international schools at a
announced in 2019. In recent years, institutions young age to better prepare them for universities
offered training courses for learning Chinese abroad (Zou, New Rule).
culture under the guise of “Sishu” (traditional
private schools), “Guoxue classrooms” (classrooms Private Schools
of traditional Chinese thought) and “Classics
reading classrooms” (classrooms for learning Chinese private education stocks sank on in late
Chinese classical works). The training courses are 2018 after Beijing moved to tighten the reins on
only extracurricular, not compulsory education. the early education sector, citing child safety issues
Most of the institutions have no licenses to run that have hit some firms over the in 2017 and
schools offering compulsory education and saying that others were making too much profit.
issuing official diplomas. The ministry has asked China’s State Council said it would not allow private
the education authorities at all levels to search for kindergartens to go public as individual entities or
and seriously deal with those training institutions as part of asset packages and would block listed
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of graduates for Chinese state socialism to a offering training courses instead of compulsory
system to create a supply of graduate talent to feed education. In addition, without reasonable cause,
the changing labor markets. These changes have parents or statutory guardians who haven’t sent
taken place in the context of an economic growth their children of school age to attend compulsory
which has created a highly stratified society. In education or who made them drop out will also
recognition of this, compensatory initiatives have be punished according to the law. The official
been introduced by the current leadership of notice aims to regulate and guide the primary
party and state. Policy programs have aimed to school and middle school enrollment work.
increase the number of disadvantaged students Other detailed rules are included in the notice,
accessing key universities, while state funds have such as not allowing compulsory schools to be
been allocated to improve teaching conditions in selective about candidates or to lure students
higher education in the disadvantaged west of with material rewards or false advertising
China. Students from migrant workers’ families (Zhang, Punish Illegal Schools).
have been allowed to take the national university
entrance examination at their place of residence The Ministry of Education has taken measures
rather than at their place of family origin. There to prevent Chinese primary and middle school
has also been improved state financial support for students from enrolling in international schools
students from poor families alongside promotion or international sections of regular schools. This
of entrepreneurship to enhance employment move has prompted discussion about whether
prospects. It remains to be seen how effective a simple ban is the best method of regulation.
such policies will be in reducing educational The ban does not apply to high school students,
inequality, given that they are essentially limited who may attend private international schools or
administrative measures. The dilemma faced the international section of a public high school.
by Chinese higher education officials is how to However, they are not allowed to transfer to the
build both world-class universities and a system ordinary section. In addition, schools set up for the
that meets the needs of the Chinese people. It children of foreign workers should not bring in any
seems that fundamental problems have yet to be Chinese students. The compulsory education law
analyzed using empirical research—and they will requires that all Chinese students complete nine
need to be if the state is to be sure its policies are years of study with instruction given in Chinese,
working (Morgan et al.). but at some international schools children are
taught as foreign students and only receive their
New Regulations lessons in English. The ministry’s move is designed
to ensure that all students can be instructed in
Providers of training courses that failed to Chinese for the compulsory curriculum before
give children compulsory education in primary furthering their education. But it may be hard to
and middle schools will be punished according implement the new rule, since many parents want
to the law, as the Ministry of Education said on their children to study at international schools at a
announced in 2019. In recent years, institutions young age to better prepare them for universities
offered training courses for learning Chinese abroad (Zou, New Rule).
culture under the guise of “Sishu” (traditional
private schools), “Guoxue classrooms” (classrooms Private Schools
of traditional Chinese thought) and “Classics
reading classrooms” (classrooms for learning Chinese private education stocks sank on in late
Chinese classical works). The training courses are 2018 after Beijing moved to tighten the reins on
only extracurricular, not compulsory education. the early education sector, citing child safety issues
Most of the institutions have no licenses to run that have hit some firms over the in 2017 and
schools offering compulsory education and saying that others were making too much profit.
issuing official diplomas. The ministry has asked China’s State Council said it would not allow private
the education authorities at all levels to search for kindergartens to go public as individual entities or
and seriously deal with those training institutions as part of asset packages and would block listed
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