Abstract
The right to education is among the basic, inalienable rights of Chinese citizens, as noted in China’s Constitution. The current Compulsory Education Law prescribes that “compulsory education is a welfare offered to children of the right age” (Compulsory Education Law of the Peoples Republic of China, 2006, Article 1 Chapter I; Article 12 Chapter II). The protection of the right to education is not only fundamental to the promotion of national literacy, but also an index of equality in a civilized society. However, belonging to the most vulnerable group in the society, migrant children, whether they came to cities with their parents or were born in cities, suffer the risk of not being educated at all. Their educational rights predominantly have been denied.
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Yu, M. (2016). Conclusion. In: The Politics, Practices, and Possibilities of Migrant Children Schools in Contemporary China. Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50900-0_8
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