Beijing (Reuters)-the Beijing Municipal Education Commission found irregularities when it inspected Beijing's out-of-school training institutions, including New Oriental, Xueershi and Shanghai Yingzhijie Education Technology Co., Ltd., charging more than 3 months or 60 class hours at a time or in disguise, the capital's Wechat account said on Tuesday.

Other institutions named and criticized include: Beijing Dongcheng District Global Studies training School, Beijing Xicheng District Sunshine language training School (Fuchengmen Campus), Beijing Chaoyang District Senmiao training School, Beijing Chaoyang District Global IELTS training School, Beijing Chaoyang District Lion King Education and training School.

At the same time, training institutions that resume offline courses without authorization, training institutions whose training ends later than 08:30, training institutions that carry out improper advertising such as low-price marketing and selling anxiety, and training institutions whose teaching content exceeds the corresponding national curriculum standards are also criticized.

The Beijing Municipal Education Commission requires that all districts attach great importance to the above-mentioned problems found during the inspection, supervise and urge rectification and reform, and report the rectification and reform to the Municipal Education Commission.

Last month, the Beijing Municipal Market Regulatory Administration gave four out-of-school education and training institutions, namely, who to learn from, New Oriental online, Xueyisi and Gao Si, administrative penalties of 500000 yuan and a fine of 500000 yuan for illegal pricing, false publicity and other acts. (end)

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(published by Shen Yan; revised by Yang Shuzhen)
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