Senior Secondary Education of Migrant Children in China and Impacts of High School Entrance Examination Policies

Abstract

To realize the goal of universalizing senior SECONDARY EDUCATION in the country across the board, China must pay special attention to the issue in underdeveloped regions and among underprivileged groups. This study aims to delineate the developments in senior secondary education for migrant children (children of migrant workers) in China, based on data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey 2011-2018, and analyze the heterogenous impacts of migrant children-specific high school entrance examination policies in various provincial administrative regions, using the difference-in-differences method.