Educators call for more reforms in rural areas

China needs to balance education resources and narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, ensuring students have equal access to high-quality education, experts said during the 6th China Education Innovation Expo in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

Hosted by Beijing Normal University, the expo, which was held from Saturday to Tuesday, provided a platform for educators to share innovative achievements, thoughts and practices in basic and teacher education.

Song Hongyuan, an expert with the Office of the Central Leading Group for Rural Work, said during a panel discussion that although China has made strides in promoting equal education and rural teachers' conditions have improved, a gap still exists.