Beijing primary schools to accept children of renters

Tenants in rented properties in Beijing can now send their children to schools in their own neighborhood as part of a recent effort by the authorities to improve education equality.

Primary schools previously could only accept the children of local homeowners. But that regulation has been lifted to include renters who hold household registration - or hukou - in another part of the capital.

The rule change is aimed at providing young couples more options in their children's education, according to Feng Hongrong, deputy director of Beijing's Education Commission.