China tightens supervision to promote regional balance in education

Xinhua Published: 2017-12-14 22:54:10
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China on Thursday began a new project to tighten supervision and assessment to narrow the education gap between the east and the central and western regions, according to the Ministry of Education.

A primary school in Qingtian village, Anhui Province [File photo: VCG]

A primary school in Qingtian village, Anhui Province [File photo: VCG]

Third-party supervision and assessment will be introduced to promote education in the central and western regions, which have fallen behind the east, the ministry said.

A primary school in Xitaishan village, Henan Province [File photo: VCG]

A primary school in Xitaishan village, Henan Province [File photo: VCG]

The supervision and assessment will focus on seven aspects including vocational education, ethnic education and accesses to education for the disabled, according to the ministry.

A primary school in Beijing [File photo: VCG]

A primary school in Beijing [File photo: VCG]

The four-year project requires annual reports from 2017 to 2020 based on 265 indicators such as educational funding and school facilities, among others.

Details like classroom temperature, staff-student ratio and student numbers will be monitored.

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