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Mixed feelings as Gaokao reform eliminates extra points

Chen Lin, a young violin player, has packed away all her competition trophies, symbolizing a farewell to the 10-year toil her parents believed would secure her a spot in a top university.

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Chinese, foreign experts endorse college entrance reform

Chinese and foreign educational experts are praising China's plans to overhaul the country's college entrance exam and university enrollment system.

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Imbalanced resources behind China's competitive education system

As China celebrates the 30th Teachers' Day on Wednesday, experts warn imbalanced distribution of education resources is harming the teachers' interests.

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China to reform college entrance exam, enrollment system

​China plans to overhaul its college entrance exam and university enrollment system by 2020, to improve fairness and transparency.

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SAT reform causes worry of ideology intrusion

Including content from America's founding documents in a revised US college entry exam has drawn attention in China, with worries the materials may impose the American values system on students.

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Houston school bus crash sends 20 to hospitals

Nineteen students and a driver were sent to hospitals after the school bus they were riding slammed into a tree in the U.S. city of Houston Tuesday morning, local media reported.

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Military training brawl in central China spurs online outrage

A brawl between military training instructors and a cohort of high school students in central China has made a splash online and drawn a wave of debate among Chinese netizens.

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Thousands of Chilean students resume protests to demand concrete education reform

Some 60,000 students and supporters marched through the streets of downtown Santiago Thursday to press the government into legislating education reform.

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Cosmetic surgery hot summer trend among students

Cosmetic surgery is hot among Chinese students as the summer holiday commences, but the plastic trend is also spurring controversy due to its risks.

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"Gaokao sweatshop" spotlighted as examinees target matriculation

Chen Siyu was strolling out of the school eatery one spring afternoon in 2011 when she saw an unusual motto on the side of a classroom building. It read, "Run. Don't walk."

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20 school children killed in bus-train collision in S. India

At least 20 students and their school bus driver were killed while 20 other students injured after a speeding train rammed into the bus at an unmanned crossing in the southern Indian state of Telangana Thursday, a senior police official said.

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Over 2,600 mainland students admitted to Taiwan universities

More than 2,600 students from the Chinese mainland were admitted to Taiwan universities this year, a new high since a drive to enroll mainland students was launched four years ago, authorities said Tuesday.

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Over 2,600 mainland students admitted to Taiwan universities

More than 2,600 students from the Chinese mainland were admitted to Taiwan universities this year, a new high since a drive to enroll mainland students was launched four years ago, authorities said Tuesday.

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Gaokao cheating scandal reveals education flaws

A police investigation into cheating during this month's national college exam has been launched in central China.

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New rules spark debate on China's college entrance exam

New rules for China's national college entrance exam, the "gaokao," pose a challenge to the test's reputation for fairness.

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Australia streamlines visa process for overseas student on advanced diploma

In an effort to boost overseas student enrolment in Australian higher education system, the Australian government has decided to extend streamlined visa processing (SVP) arrangements to students enrolled in advanced diploma level courses at low immigration risk providers.

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Death toll rise to 181 in S.Korean ferry sinking disaster

Death toll from a sunken South Korean ferry continue to rise to 181 on Friday morning as divers kept searching bodies, or possible survivors, inside the submerged vessel.