2. Jiangsu rolls out education reform guidelines

Jiangsu strives for equal education standards in rural and urban areas by 2020, according to the province’s new guidelines.

The guidelines set targets for increasing the education standard in all schools in the province by 2020. In order to achieve this, a regulatory system will be introduced which will evaluate all schools according to the set standards, said Ge Daokai, secretary of the Department of Education.

Jiangsu strives for equal education standards in rural and urban areas by 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]