Shanghai's education 'umbrella'

SHANGHAI: Children of migrant workers here will have the same educational opportunities as their urban counterparts by 2010, local authorities said recently.

According to the Shanghai education commission, all migrant workers' children in the city of school age will be enrolled in local public schools or government-subsidized private schools by 2010.

Migrant workers' children in existing primary schools will be transferred into government-subsidized schools over the next two years, officials said.