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More equal education system expected in Shenzhen
(Shenzhen Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-20 17:07 A group of Shenzhen high school headmasters has
called on the government to narrow gaps between schools and offer equal
education opportunities to all students, by increasing education investment and
balancing the allocation of education resources.
The move came after some high schools organized mass competitions to recruit
the best junior school graduates by offering scholarships and other incentives.
Some schools earmarked good teachers and education resources for top students to
gain high marks in the National College Entrance Exams, to the detriment of the
overall development of all students.
"Some schools are headed in the wrong direction. High marks don't mean good
quality. A new education appraisal system is badly needed to promote better
quality education and to assess school quality," said Yang Zunzheng, a
department chief of Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau, at a recent meeting.
In Futian, Nanshan and Luohu districts, budgeted education inputs accounted
for nearly one-third of the schools' total expenditure in 2004. But spending of
this money was unbalanced. "Key" schools received more funding than low quality
schools, resulting in an increasing gap between schools in the quality of their
teachers and students.
Although the government had adopted the schooling-according-to-neighborhood
principle to guarantee equal education chances for all children, the policy was
not effectively implemented because some schools tried to attract top students
from other neighborhoods through selective tests of different forms.
Yan Xiaopei, vice mayor of Shenzhen, said the government
would increase investment, especially in township and village schools, to help
narrow the gap between schools, and would computerize the allocation of school
places to avoid conflicts.
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