Tech takes teachers to remote classrooms

Chengdu program illustrates one way educational resources can be shared

Livestreaming of school classes from high-quality city schools to classrooms in remote areas is being touted as a possible long-term solution to the educational disparity between China's urban and rural areas. Students score better in their schoolwork when they receive the livestreams.

A key disparity between urban and rural schools is the quality of teachers. Rural schools struggle to attract high-quality talent. To remove this obstacle, a range of subjects taught at Chengdu No 7 High School - considered one of the best in Sichuan province - have been broadcast daily for the past 16 years via an interactive video link to hundreds of classrooms in remote, impoverished areas.