Exam focus creates testing times for parents

LAST WEEK, the municipal education bureau of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, announced that several branches of the national extracurricular training agency Xueersi were involved in improper activities in the city, and required them to temporarily close and correct the wrongdoings. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

The Chengdu municipal education bureau has listed the wrongdoings of Xueersi, namely entrusting other agencies to hold exams and organizing academic competitions without the approval of the local government.

These activities are against government policies that promote quality education and call for cutting pupils' academic workload, and Xueersi deserves to be penalized for its wrongdoings.