Rural China's tough lessons in resilience

Andreas Schleicher:

Students in Shanghai have the highest results in international Pisa tests. But what is the state of education for China's rural poor, far away from the showcase cities? Andreas Schleicher, who runs the Pisa tests, went to find out.

About 1,900 miles south west of Shanghai is Qiao Tou Lian He elementary school.

It's an hour's drive from the town of Tengchong, which might seem a small distance in comparison, but most of the school's children have never made it to Tengchong.

Providing an education for children in such sparsely-populated rural areas is one of China's major challenges.

While the economic and social development of these rural regions has been remarkable, China's coastal cities are racing ahead at an even faster pace.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 22, 2014 12:55 AM
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