Primary
and Middle Schools Make Huge Profits
A market research company in Nanjing, Jiangsu
Province recently found that among China's 10 most profitable
trades are primary and middle schools. Some schools use public
resources to offer after-class curricula, and set up new schools
with other units to collect more social funds. Well-known schools
charge parents hefty tuition fees.
The Jiangsu provincial government carried
out an investigation into 2,851 primary schools and 1,547 middle
schools, and found an accumulated amount of 16.47 million yuan
in improper charges.
Some scholars argue that vocational school
and other education organizations can treat education as an
industry, but that public primary and middle schools should
be prohibited from using national educational resources to make
profits.
