Non-teaching burdens to be reduced

The Ministry of Education has launched a campaign to reduce the non-teaching burdens of Chinese primary and secondary school teachers, according to a notice it released recently.

The campaign will concentrate on activities and work unrelated to education and teaching entering schools, as well as formalism in school social affairs that lacks practical effect, the notice said.

Educators have been complaining about non-teaching assignments and activities that occupy much of teachers' time.