The Chinese government's crackdown on after-school education companies has ripple effects across an economy in which parents prize education.
After-school tutoring can be costly, but many parents feel compelled to sign their children up so they stand a chance in the highly competitive college entrance exam system.
In Beijing, the hourly rate of a private one-on-one class anecdotally ranges from around 500 yuan to 2000 yuan. "I am a bit anxious,'' Cheng said. Her daughter will begin physics class in the fall, and Cheng estimates that 90% of her classmates will be studying for it during the summer break. Without extra studying time after school, Cheng said she is afraid her daughter will not be able to catch up, let alone excel in the new subject.
The consultancy predicted the market will break 1 trillion yuan by 2025. The growth was further accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for online tutoring.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreadsChina suspended flights and trains, canceled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan on Tuesday as widening outbreaks of the delta variant reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019. While the total number of cases is still in the hundreds, they are far more widespread than anything China has dealt with since the initial outbreak that devastated Wuhan in early 2020 and over time spread to the rest of the country and the world. China has not eliminated but largely curbed COVID-19 at home with quick lockdowns and mass testing to isolate infected people whenever new cases pop up.
Leer más »
Safilo’s New Brands Portfolio, Strong Business in U.S. and China Help Boost H1 SalesThe Italian eyewear group returned to profit and saw a sales increase in the first half of the year.
Leer más »
Russia, China see eye-to-eye on approach to end Israeli-Palestinian fightingSenior Russian and Chinese officials said their nations 'have similar views on the current situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli crisis.'
Leer más »
China gold medalists under investigation for wearing Mao Zedong pinsChina's Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi adorned the red pins on the medal podium on August 2 after defeating Germany and Russia to snatch gold in the women's velodrome cycling in Tokyo.
Leer más »
Tencent Plummets as China Calls Online Gaming ‘Opium for the Mind’Shares in Tencent and rivals plummeted after a state-owned newspaper criticized online gaming as “opium for the mind,” fueling concerns that the companies’ games could be swept up into a broader regulatory crackdown.
Leer más »
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreadsChinese authorities have announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan where the disease was first detected in late 2019. Three cases were confirmed in the city of 11 million people, its first non-imported cases in more than a year.
Leer más »