Bonus points for exam must not be misused

THE PARENTS OF MANY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, have reportedly questioned the bonus score policy in the just concluded senior high school entrance examination. More than 11,000 examinees, nearly 16 percent of those who took this year's exam, had a bonus added to their original test scores. People's Daily commented on Thursday:

It is not surprising that some parents refuse to trust the implementation of the bonus score policy, because there are too many beneficiaries and their qualifications are hardly convincing. Students in some cities received a bonus score simply because their parents invested in local businesses.

Amid the increasing public outcry for educational fairness, education authorities have made notable progress in optimizing the policy applied to the national college entrance exam, as only five subjects are still open to additional scores. But, as Kunming has shown, this is not enough.