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China Wants Students Working Less. So It’s Asking Teachers to Do More.

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The company’s revenue declined by 80% last year after many of its tutoring centers were shut.

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The vocational school where she taught called her remarks a “major teaching accident.”

2021-12-17 08:05:11

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China Blocks Apps Helping Students With Their Homework

Authorities say the “snap-for-answers” apps “harm the intellectual development” of children.

2021-12-15 09:42:53

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Inside China’s Trade Schools: Young, Restless, and Craving Change

Each year, millions graduate from vocational schools. Their concerns, however, go largely unnoticed.

2021-12-11 03:50:49

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Turned Into Nonprofits, Tutoring Schools Drastically Cut Fees

A 45-minute class that once cost 500 yuan is now offered at about 70 yuan.

2021-12-02 09:37:45

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China’s Skilling Machine: How Trade Schools Are Stepping Up

Despite a surge in demand, factory jobs have few takers. Vocational colleges offering new skills may......

2021-11-24 06:51:21

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They Swapped Lives for a Month. Did Anything Change?

Until it was canceled, “X-Change” let rural and urban students switch lives for a month. China watch......

2021-11-20 09:33:03

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Chinese Vocational Schools Have a Discipline Problem

Struggling to teach useful job skills, many of the country’s vocational high schools instead focus o......

2021-11-18 11:48:15

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Canton’s Unease: As Mandarin Spreads, Locals Face Identity Crisis

Amid the push for linguistic unity, languages across China stare at irrelevance. Cantonese is no exc......

2021-11-10 11:40:43

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New Oriental Is Switching From Teaching English to Selling Vegetables

Crackdown on the tutoring sector forces an education giant to take an unexpected turn.

2021-11-10 09:51:43

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Ongoing COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Schools in Zhengzhou, Beijing

About a dozen students and teachers in two cities have contracted COVID-19, forcing limited school c......

2021-11-05 09:29:26

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China’s Tutoring Ban Leaves a Trail of Debt, Anger, and Broken Dreams

China has launched a tough clampdown on the $300 billion private tutoring industry. The collateral d......

2021-11-01 11:24:53

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Chinese University Tries Something Controversial: Raising Money

As China cuts its education budget, Northwest University in Shaanxi province experiments with asking......

2021-10-26 09:48:10

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Koolearn to End Tutoring for Children Amid Education Reforms

The decision is likely to affect thousands of employees and the company’s revenues.

2021-10-26 08:57:06

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Where Have China’s ‘Tiger’ Parents Gone?

Chinese parenting norms have become much less discipline-focused in recent decades, but an increased......

2021-10-21 05:57:06

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