All migrant workers' kids should go to school

This is admission season for Chinese schools. But in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, migrant workers without hukou (household registration) face huge problems in getting their children admitted to schools.

Over the past few years, the government has taken measures to ensure migrant workers' children enjoy equal education rights. But since in cities like Beijing and Shanghai education resources are becoming increasingly tight because of rising migrant populations, some local governments have introduced some regulations for non-local school-age children, such as place of residence, hukou and and social security, for enrollment in schools.

Premier Li Keqiang said in this year's Government Work Report that the government will implement the policy of enabling migrant workers' children to receive compulsory education in the place they reside.