HailChina! (Australia)

China needs to make sure that private schools follow the curriculum. And homeschooling should be banned. If the state does not control what young people are learning then God knows what they could be taught in private schools or at home. It is very good that China is on top of this kind of thing because it reduces the chances of any left-behind children slipping through the cracks. China must be aware of every single child in China and if they do not turn up for school someone needs to find out why. It is good.

A grandfather reads stories to his granddaughter at a library in Beijing. The middle class read more than the national average by a large margin. [Photo by Wang Jing/Asianewsphoto]