Uphill battle for new education minister

I'm overwhelmed every day by complaints about our educational system. I'm a newlywed thinking of having a baby. I often discuss with my husband about how to earn enough money to buy an overpriced apartment in Zhongguancun so our child can enroll in the best primary school in Beijing.

Beijing uses a proximity school enrollment policy. In order to secure a place at a valued primary school, parents flood into the area to buy properties and this causes a significant rise in prices.

On Sunday, China's legislature sacked the educational minister and appointed Yuan Guiren as his successor to address the widespread public dissatisfaction with the educational system.