Chinese authorities have introduced a guideline to ease the burdens of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for students undergoing compulsory education.
7月24日,中共中央辦公廳、國務(wù)院辦公廳印發(fā)了《關(guān)于進一步減輕義務(wù)教育階段學(xué)生作業(yè)負擔和校外培訓(xùn)負擔的意見》。
The guideline, jointly issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council on Saturday, bans local authorities from approving any new tutoring institutions for academic course training during the nine years of compulsory education. All existing curriculum-based tutoring institutions will have to register as nonprofit organizations and cannot raise money from the public, the guideline said, adding investment in such institutions by listed companies will also be prohibited.
《意見》要求,各地不再審批新的面向義務(wù)教育階段學(xué)生的學(xué)科類校外培訓(xùn)機構(gòu),現(xiàn)有學(xué)科類培訓(xùn)機構(gòu)統(tǒng)一登記為非營利性機構(gòu),嚴禁資本化運作。上市公司不得通過股票市場融資投資學(xué)科類培訓(xùn)機構(gòu)。
Tutoring institutions should not offer overseas education courses, nor teach content too advanced for the school curriculum, it said. Curriculum-based training will also not be allowed on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations.
《意見》嚴禁培訓(xùn)機構(gòu)提供境外教育課程,嚴禁超標超前培訓(xùn),不得占用國家法定節(jié)假日、休息日及寒暑假期組織學(xué)科類培訓(xùn)。