Children need to go to school to deliver red bags, school uniforms are of high quality and teachers are left with a class with pay-for-work. Parents have long rejected these disruptions to education equity. On 16 march 2026, the ministry of education convened a mobilization and deployment meeting to deepen the fight against corruption in the education sector, which clearly released a strong signal of “zero tolerance, zero impunity and zero impunity”, a comprehensive anti-corruption campaign covering the entire school cycle of primary, secondary and tertiary education that truly protects the clean land of education。
It was not a windfall, but rather, it was based on the principle of “comprehensive, cross-cutting, systematic and focused”, which referred directly to the six areas with high levels of corruption in the field of education, with hard measures to cut off the chain of interests and return education to its reproductive nature。
I. 6 priority areas for management: each of which points to parental pain
Enrolment: cutting the “conceal operation” and keeping it fair line
“suntime admission” in compulsory education has been mentioned as a new level, with a strict ban on recruitment at the top, a “selection fee” “sponsorship fee” and a full public and social monitoring of the admission scheme, the admission process and the results。
The special type of admission to higher education institutions is subject to more scrutiny, and the falsification and transfer of benefits in the admission of artistic, sports and sports students is dealt with in a strict manner. Education departments throughout the country have set up intake desks to check the report trails on a case-by-case basis to ensure that every child is on a fair start。
School consumption: focus on students' “money bags” and “tip security”
The procurement of school uniforms, teaching aids, school meals are the worst-hit areas for school consumption. The new regulations require that all three types of procurement are subject to open tendering, price, quality standards are advertised and parents ' representatives participate in supervision。
School meals have been introduced as a “sweet cookstove”, where food purchases, processing and testing can be traced back to the next level, and the behaviour of eating and eating cards is rigorously checked. Some provinces, such as shaanxi, have set up special school meals and are firmly committed to the student “security on the tip of his tongue”。
Compensatory: breaking the circle of “no extracurriculars”
Compensatory classes are parents' “heart hate”, and this time the correction is directly red-lined. In accordance with the act on the treatment of disruption of professional ethics by teachers in primary and secondary schools, a teacher who organizes or participates in paid remedial classes is held criminally liable under the law for having committed an offence by giving warning, recording, demotion or even dismissal, depending on the circumstances。
Liaoning has designated 2026 as the “year of special action for teacher-teacher profession”, from kindergarten to high school, to be screened for violations that are not only public but also recorded in teachers' integrity files, which affect career development throughout their lives。
Capital procurement: closing the “engineering corruption” gap hole
The construction of school buildings, the renovation of playgrounds and the procurement of teaching equipment are expensive and linked, and tend to foster corruption. The new regulations clearly require that all capital projects and equipment procurement be conducted in strict compliance with the bidding procedures, that the inspection and inspection department monitor the entire process and eliminate the operation of the box。
Shaanxi has made clear that corruption in the area of bid procurement is being rigorously investigated, and that the “tofu” project to reduce the cost of work and the purchase of second-tier equipment will not only hold the parties accountable, but also the supervisory authorities responsible for cutting off the chain of delivery。
Job-title evaluation: to put an end to “opportunity” and to give to those who do it a taste
The job title is directly related to the teacher's interests, and the historical “relationship without merit” has left many teachers who are committed to teaching. The review was clear, and the job evaluation insisted on merit-based, merit-based, evaluation criteria, procedures and results being made public, and a system of recusal was established。
Shifu is classified as a “one-vote veto” and is not subject to evaluation as long as there are acts such as compensatory lessons and gifts. Teachers of high moral character and high performance are truly recognized。
Use of funds: control of “public money”, every cent spent on students
Funding for education is the “blood” that guarantees the development of education, and it is strictly forbidden to divert, intercept or extract it. The new regulations require that education funds be used in an open and transparent manner, that income and expenditure be disclosed regularly, and that they be subject to auditing and social oversight。
With regard to the distribution of benefits for irregular misappropriation of funds and the construction of a building hall, the project was falsely described as a private “small vault” to which funds had been allocated, and a joint search was made to ensure that every education component was spent on a knife。
Ii. 3 major hard measures: ensuring that anti-corruption efforts do not pass field
1. Oversight without a dead end: a five-person one-tiered, dense supervision network
The ministry of education has established a network of five “school + teacher + student + parent + society” to provide public access to telephone, postbox, web platform and 24-hour follow-up。
The inspection and inspection bodies have taken the initiative through unannounced visits, special inspections, cross-checking, etc., and have been conducting on-line patrols and telephone visits during winter holidays, including in the heilong river。
2. Zero tolerance: investigation of all cases, once and for all
The ministry of education has made a clear statement that whoever is involved, regardless of rank or position, is subject to strict scrutiny whenever it touches the red line. The most recent examples officially reported are the following:
- liu myung gui, former secretary of the party committee of the chengnan teacher training college, who used his position to facilitate the acquisition of benefits from the project, the award of supplementary funds, the dismissal of his party membership and the abolition of retirement benefits
- the former secretary of the party committee of huizhou high school, xi jin, conducted a trading of power in the construction of the project, was “diplomatic” and referred to the prosecution service for review and prosecution。
These cases send a strong signal:Education against corruptionThere is no amulet and no safe haven。
Long-lasting mechanisms: addressing both the symptoms and the root causes of corruption
It's not just a wind, it's more a rule. The ministry of education promotes a series of activities in the area of integrity education in higher education, which promotes integrity and self-discipline among party members, teachers and students。
Long-term measures have also been put in place, with the adoption of the "teacher-teacher-teacher one-voice-no" system, which links teacher performance to annual appraisals, performance pay, and the launching of a one-year teacher-in-training promotion campaign in taihe county to make integrity a teacher's conscious action。
Iii. Three major changes resulting from the remediation: parents, teachers, schools
Parents: less burden, more comfort
There is no need to send red bags for children's schooling, no need to be forced to offer expensive remedial classes, more transparent prices for uniforms and teaching aids, and safer meals at school. The economic and moral burden is reduced and parents can finally relax。
2. Teachers: keeping the bottom line secure
Clear lines of behaviour, so that teachers know what they can and can't do, avoid going astray. A fair recruitment mechanism for job titles allows those who do so to move on, so that they do not have to play “go-go-go-go-go” in their job titles, so that they can teach them。
3. Schools: regulatory and more committed
School management leaves “as you wish”, and infrastructure, procurement, and the use of funds are regulated by the system. The managers shifted their energies from “self-serving” to “challenging”. The school is in a good mood, and the quality of the teaching is rising。
Iv. Anti-corruption and equity and education with more temperatures
Education is the grand plan of the state and the grand plan of the party, and equity in education is an important basis for social equity. In 2026, the fight against corruption in education was dealt with in an unprecedented and disproportionate manner, resulting in the detection of cases of disciplinary offences and the improvement of institutional mechanisms to curb corruption at its root。
This overhaul has cut the chain of interests that undermines education equity and gives every child a fair chance of education; it regulates the behaviour of teachers and restores education to its original purpose; and it has promoted school regulation and management and created a healthy educational environment。
Such a well-being policy requires greater awareness and support. The article could be shared with the parents and teachers around us, so that we can monitor and protect the clean land。
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