School policy a boon for migrants' kids

Rules on middle school admissions in Beijing have been streamlined to allow more children of migrant workers access to free compulsory education.

The new policy, which means citizens with or without hukou - permanent residency - will enjoy equal entrance requirements, is expected to benefit more than 30,000 youngsters.

"The changes will ensure every child has a school to go to, regardless of where they were born," Luo Jie, deputy director of the capital's education commission, said on May 6, the first day of middle school enrollment.