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China has so few male teachers. But is it a problem?
Women are greatly underrepresented in politics and science in China, but most primary and secondary school teachers are women. But is calling for more men in the profession just a way to avoid dealing with the real issue: the devaluation of ‘feminized’ work?
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Academia struggles to survive under China’s closing mind.
Chinese government pressures scholars to withdraw from online panels at international conference
At an international conference, at least five scholars based in China faced pressure from Chinese officials to withdraw.
China’s education reform is resulting in overworked teachers
A recent survey shows parental expectations also remain high, despite the ban on for-profit tutors.
China looks to the Western classics
As American universities reevaluate the role of Western classical education, Latin and Greek courses are proliferating in China, where students see the Classics as a wellspring of wisdom that remains relevant regardless of hemisphere.
The China Project 2022 Red Paper
We all read the headlines, but what really happened in China in 2021? And what’s on deck for 2022? This is our annual guide to the China issues we all need to know about.
Bad news, Beijing kids: Tutoring is back, and it’s free for everybody
Following government moves aimed at ending inequality in education, the Beijing government is trying to make sure the children of the rich don’t get ahead with private lessons by giving away after-school tutoring classes for free.
China’s Cultural Crackdowns: A guide
From classrooms to phone screens to celebrity idols, the Chinese government is tightening its control over Chinese society. As culture reaches a new level of strategic importance, The China Project takes stock of the disparate changes to society in the past few years.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Beijing looks set to relax rules on GMOs; China remains the top source of international students in the U.S.
Taiwan’s education soft power push
Taiwan has been beefing up its international education campaign, but experts say it will be difficult to compete with China.
China’s largest education firm continues dismantling its business
An online tutoring subsidiary of New Oriental, China’s most famous education company, is closing its elementary and middle school courses in the wake of new bans on for-profit classes.
Editor’s note for Monday, October 25, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Beijing continues to reshape its education sector, especially tutoring; John Oliver highlights Taiwan’s strange and awkward international position; the AP reports on Chinese squid fishing vessels near South America.
Tutoring crackdown: Beijing steps in to broker refunds on behalf of parents
After Beijing banned for-profit tutoring, parents asked for their money back. Now the government is stepping in to ensure they can actually get it.
Government memo hints at the kind of tutoring Beijing wants
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Editor’s note for Tuesday, October 12, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping dials in to a UN meeting on biodiversity and announces major initiatives, including the establishment of China’s first batch of national parks; Harvard’s Chinese language program has relocated from Beijing to Taipei.
Tutoring crackdown: Parents and employees line up outside OneSmart, demand repayment
Another Chinese for-profit after-school tutoring company is in trouble after Beijing’s blanket ban on the industry.
‘Nannies’ who happen to teach: China cracks down on loopholes in private tutoring ban
After China banned companies from making a profit by selling after school tutoring services, well-off parents and tutors quickly found ways to get around the regulations. But the Ministry of Education is on the case.
China’s Red New Deal: Tracking all the different crackdowns on companies going on right now
Updated October 26: The China Project’s tracker of all of China’s different crackdowns — now affecting 19 different industries or interest groups.
After online tutoring, why is China cracking down on private schools?
The government ban on Chinese companies making a profit from extracurricular tutoring has been widely covered by English-language media because it affects listed companies that foreign investors have backed. But an even more ambitious campaign to rein in and transform private primary and secondary schools is underway. What is the government trying to achieve?
Crazy English founder Li Yang’s excuse for beating wife and children: I’m Chinese!
The charismatic founder of a cultlike chain of English-teaching schools is in the news again, 10 years after revelations that he was physically assaulting his wife. This time, his now ex-wife says, Li is abusing their children.
