Edited by Dominic Morgan

Last year, China outlawed private academic tutoring in a bid to promote social equality. The result: a thriving network of underground study centers, serving the children of wealthy, well-connected families.

This is the second article in a two-part series on the impact of China’s ban on private academic tutoring, which ( Read more... )

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By James Palmer

Regulations on the $120 billion industry reflect concerns over the education rat raceThe Chinese government has issued stringent new regulations for the private education industry. The rules include requiring tutoring and education services firms to convert to nonprofit status, banning core-curriculum tutoring-aimed at passing ( Read more... )

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