According to news reports, the Ministry of Education today issued the “Notice on Carrying out the Action Year for Consolidating the Standardized Management of Basic Education.” The action will focus on five core areas: educational equity, daily management, school operation and governance, campus safety, and the educational ecosystem, to continuously standardize the operations of basic education institutions.
The “Notice” outlines the key tasks of the “Five Consolidations.”
First, consolidate and enhance the level of educational equity by standardizing enrollment practices, student status management, and addressing the issue of “hidden dropouts,” to promote continuous improvement in fairness.
Second, consolidate and enhance daily management levels through “sentinel school” monitoring, optimizing recess activities, strengthening mental health service management, and standardizing homework and exam management, to firmly embed the “health first” concept throughout the entire process of student growth.
Third, consolidate and enhance the capacity for school operation and governance by implementing leadership development programs, organizing special training for county magistrates and bureau directors, on-the-job研修 at基地校, and school reputation evaluations, to ensure standardized management requirements are implemented in every school.
Fourth, consolidate and enhance campus safety levels by improving coordination mechanisms, strengthening the investigation of safety hazards, preventing campus bullying, and deepening the “three special rectifications,” to ensure detailed and concrete implementation of campus safety safeguards.
Fifth, consolidate the construction of a positive educational ecosystem by regulating the entry of social affairs into schools, strengthening teacher ethics and conduct, and enhancing collaboration between families, schools, and society, to optimize the educational environment for healthy student growth, dedicated teaching, and societal respect for teachers and education.
The “Notice” presents a list of 20 prohibited items, clearly defining forbidden behaviors围绕 six categories of issues: those affecting political security, educational equity, student physical and mental health, causing excessive academic burden,师德失范, and infringing upon public interests.
Negative List for Standardized Management of Basic Education (2026 Edition)
1. Strictly prohibit erroneous言行 such as opposing the Party and socialism, vilifying the image of the Party and state, defaming Party and state leaders or英雄模范,分裂国家, distorting history, glorifying侵略, or disseminating erroneous viewpoints through online media, forums and lectures, exam papers and questions, teaching references and辅助 materials, electronic products, or other public occasions.
2. Strictly prohibit violating the national curriculum plan and课程标准规定, teaching beyond the standard or ahead of schedule, and encroaching on class hours for Moral and Rule of Law (Ideological and Political Education), Physical Education and Health, Arts (Music, Fine Arts), Labor, and Comprehensive Practical Activities.
3. Strictly prohibit assigning homework exceeding the total amount and duration规定 by educational administrative departments, or assigning repetitive and punitive homework.
4. Strictly prohibit violating relevant regulations on日常考试管理, frequently organizing exams, and加重学生学业负担.
5. Strictly prohibit arranging student schedules in violation of student sleep time规定 by national and provincial educational administrative departments, resulting in excessively long study hours, or using various methods to encroach on students’ recess time, such as not allowing students to leave the classroom during breaks.
6. Strictly prohibit schools from starting the semester early or delaying放假 in violation of the unified school calendar规定 by educational administrative departments, and from organizing collective classes or补课 for students during holidays, winter, and summer vacations.
7. Strictly prohibit kindergartens from using primary school-oriented teaching methods, teaching primary school curriculum content in advance, or assessing the quality of kindergarten care and education by directly testing幼儿能力和发展水平.
8. Strictly prohibit primary and secondary schools from organizing various exams for the purpose of student selection, or using various competition certificates,社会培训成绩,考级证明, etc., as enrollment criteria.
9. Strictly prohibit evaluating and ranking schools based on升学率 or exam scores, ranking and rewarding/punishing teachers accordingly, publicizing and炒作中高考状元,名校率,升学率, or hanging plaques like “高校生源基地” or other诱导性升学 slogans on campus.
10. Strictly prohibit teachers from discriminating against students, or subjecting them to corporal punishment,变相体罚, verbal abuse, physical assault, sexual harassment, or other behaviors that侮辱人格尊严.
11. Strictly prohibit teachers from engaging in paid补课 or变相索财 from parents through直播打赏,知识付费, etc., or publishing content that贩卖焦虑 for profit.
12. Strictly prohibit schools from deviating from the立德树人 requirement by establishing school rules and regulations that违背常理认知, violate公序