Migrant Children Number288,000 in Beijing

Beijing, capital city of China, is taking a series ofsteps to improve schooling for children of migrantworkers, estimated to be in the millions. Traditionally,China’s education system required school-agechildren to attend school where they were born.Latest statistics released by the Beijing EducationCommission indicate that migrant children in thecapital city have reached 288,000, of whom 235,000are children of migrant workers. Of those, 214,000attended local public schools and the rest in …

Migrant Children Number 288,000 in Beijing