China's tutoring ban meant to ease stress, costs but has worsened education gap

China's tutoring ban meant to ease stress, costs but has worsened education gap

For Tan Biao, mother of a 15-year-old boy from a rural area in southern China’s Guangdong province, finding a suitable after-school tutor has been a challenge verging on the impossible. As in the past, doing so is expensive. But now, money is not the only factor - extensive connections are required to fi