No alternative to better education quality

By Xiong Bingqi
0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China Daily, March 14, 2016
Adjust font size:

As for the appeal to extend the years of compulsory education, the Ministry of Education has responded that it would involve revising the Compulsory Education Law, which makes nine-year compulsory education mandatory. If high school education is included in the compulsory education program, all levels of governments have to ensure that all students receive it. That would be unrealistic as well as unfeasible, because experience shows that in many regions it is difficult to even achieve the goal of providing nine years of compulsory education to children.

But extending free education does not ensue the same problems. To begin with, the governments could increase their investments to extend the free-education program. Extending the years of free education would popularize high school education and develop inclusive free preschool education during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20).

The enrollment rate for preschool education remains very low in China, mainly because the government's investment in the sector is insufficient. As such, the government's investment in education should be increased.

Implementing free education is compatible to improving the quality of education. In fact, the government should take measures to improve the quality of education as well as make education fairer.

Shaanxi's 13-year free education program will depend on not only the provincial fiscal investment but also funds from the central government. Shaanxi's decision to extend the years of free education shows that it is feasible to provide 13 years free education in some other regions.

To ensure that people really enjoy the benefits of free education, the authorities should not compromise on the quality of education children get despite the waiver in tuition fees. Some free public schools have difficulty in attracting enough students because parents prefer to get their children admitted to "reputable" schools in the hope their children would get "higher quality education". This shows fee waiver is not the only factor that attracts students. Therefore, governments at all levels should make efforts to provide high-quality free basic education for the betterment of children, who are China's future.

The author is vice-president of the 21st Century Education Research Institute.

Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation.
   Previous   1   2  


Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Enter the words you see:   
    Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: www亚洲成人| 国产xvideos国产在线| aaaaa级少妇高潮大片| 最新版天堂资源8网| 分分操这里只有精品| 蜜桃成熟之蜜桃仙子| 国产调教视频在线观看| 丰满少妇被粗大的猛烈进出视频| 欧洲成人爽视频在线观看 | 国产主播福利一区二区| 99re免费在线视频| 日本亚洲黄色片| 亚洲最大成人网色| 老子午夜我不卡理论影院| 国产精品美女网站在线看| avtt在线播放| 女皇跪趴受辱娇躯| 久久天天躁日日躁狠狠躁| 深夜A级毛片视频免费| 国产一区二区三区福利| 69国产成人精品午夜福中文| 成人午夜精品无码区久久| 久久久久国产一区二区三区| 日韩亚洲专区在线电影| 亚洲成a人片在线观看播放| 精品国产免费观看一区| 国产婷婷色一区二区三区| 95在线观看精品视频| 成人欧美一区二区三区在线观看| 久久久久无码国产精品一区| 日韩a级片在线观看| 久久精品国产亚洲av麻豆| 欧美激情另类自拍| 亚洲热在线视频| 精品午夜久久网成年网| 另类小说图片综合网| 美女胸又大又www又黄的网站| 国产成人av一区二区三区不卡| 97久久精品亚洲中文字幕无码| 壮熊私gay网站的| 一级毛片大全免费播放|