Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Mind the gap: China's great education
divide.
Shanghai, the wealthiest and busiest city
in the country with the world second-largest economy, scored again at the top
of the PISA global education assessment in reading, math and science. There, as
many as 84% of high school grads go to college, while less than 5% of poor students do in rural areas where high
school attendance is just around 40%.
Clearly the crown attained by Shanghai in
the world assessment is far from representing the whole country. There seem to
be a lot challenges in the fast-growing country while the gap between the haves
and don’t-haves is widening at an even faster pace. For example, China sends
more students to U.S. colleges and universities far more than any other country
in the world.
Will their recently announced education
reform solve or ease these problems and challenges?
Enjoy reading and learning about inequality
of education and wealth distribution in China.
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