Beijing to close illegal schools for migrants
By Liang Yiwen |
August 17, 2011, Wednesday
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BEIJING is working to shut down nearly 30 unlicensed schools for the children of migrant workers as it begins another campaign to crack down on substandard facilities before the new semester starts, Beijing News reported yesterday.
The closures will affect about 30,000 students and an accommodation scheme has not yet been made public, sparking worry and criticism from parents.
Beijing has at least another 100 unlicensed schools for migrant children and they will all eventually be closed, according to the newspaper.
Experts advised Beijing to learn from Shanghai, the first city in the country to include migrant children in its free nine-year compulsory education system.
Since mid June, nearly 30 schools have received closure orders from Beijing education authorities.
The orders to close were based on the lack of education permits and substandard facilities.
Some facilities have been pulled down and parents don't even know it yet, according to the newspaper.
"I have run the school for nearly a decade," one school principal surnamed Yang told the newspaper. "It's been closed suddenly."
The report said she had applied for a license several times but failed as few schools for migrant kids "can meet the requirements."
According to the report, different districts have different plans and some districts were not available for comment.
Haidian District's Dongsheng Town government promised to accommodate migrant kids whose parents possess five cards including a residence permit, proof of employment and a hukou.
However, the report said it's difficult for many self-employed migrant workers doing such jobs as selling vegetables or collecting trash to possess the five cards.
Chu Zhaohui with the China National Institute for Educational Research told the newspaper that the five-card requirement is not humane.
He said the government should first accommodate the school-age children who are already in the capital city instead of setting up a high threshold for them.
The closures will affect about 30,000 students and an accommodation scheme has not yet been made public, sparking worry and criticism from parents.
Beijing has at least another 100 unlicensed schools for migrant children and they will all eventually be closed, according to the newspaper.
Experts advised Beijing to learn from Shanghai, the first city in the country to include migrant children in its free nine-year compulsory education system.
Since mid June, nearly 30 schools have received closure orders from Beijing education authorities.
The orders to close were based on the lack of education permits and substandard facilities.
Some facilities have been pulled down and parents don't even know it yet, according to the newspaper.
"I have run the school for nearly a decade," one school principal surnamed Yang told the newspaper. "It's been closed suddenly."
The report said she had applied for a license several times but failed as few schools for migrant kids "can meet the requirements."
According to the report, different districts have different plans and some districts were not available for comment.
Haidian District's Dongsheng Town government promised to accommodate migrant kids whose parents possess five cards including a residence permit, proof of employment and a hukou.
However, the report said it's difficult for many self-employed migrant workers doing such jobs as selling vegetables or collecting trash to possess the five cards.
Chu Zhaohui with the China National Institute for Educational Research told the newspaper that the five-card requirement is not humane.
He said the government should first accommodate the school-age children who are already in the capital city instead of setting up a high threshold for them.
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