Cram school corrections ordered after scrutiny

China has been carrying out comprehensive inspections of all cram schools to ensure that those not meeting government standards make prompt corrections by the end of this year, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.

As of Wednesday, more than 400,000 cram schools from across the country had been inspected, Lyu Yugang, director of the ministry's Basic Education Department, said at a news conference in Beijing.

Inspectors have found that 273,000 cram schools were not up to the standards, and 248,000 of them have had their programs changed to bring them in line, Lyu said.