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The Chinese Society of Education has signed cooperation contracts with the American Montessori Society, in hopes of promoting the development of Montessori education in China.
The education method, named after Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori, features independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child's natural development. The American Montessori Society has been advocating this educational method in schools of the United States since 1960s.
Montessori education has been used in Chinese schools for a period of time and is no stranger to Chinese teachers and parents. However, a lack of uniform standards has hindered the international educational idea from further development in China.
By cooperating with the American Montessori Society, the Chinese Society of Education will work to set up a standardized system, set up Montessori schools and train Montessori teachers.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Society of Education will make efforts to combine the international teaching concept with specific education conditions in China, by learning from the American Montessori Society' experiences in localizing Montessori education.

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An education report says the structure of migrant families is more likely to cause juvenile crimes.
The report says there are important links between family factors and juvenile crime. Bad family structure, improper family education, and a poor family economic and cultural environment are the key factors causing delinquent minors.
The report was released by the 21st Century Education Research Institute. It found that 90 percent of juvenile criminals are school dropouts and children of migrant workers.
The report analyzed China's education reform last year, including migrant children's education, admission reform in elementary and middle schools, reform of the national college entrance exam, as well as new policies to improve vocational education.
China's rapid economic development has attracted many rural laborers to work in cities. Under the household registration system, children from migrant families are not allowed to attend public high schools in cities. Many of them have to separate from their parents and stay at home for schooling.