Does shadow education control aggravate the inequality between urban and rural education?——Taking the double reduction policy
To systematically study the impact of the double reduction policy(DRP)on education inequality between urban and rural,we analyzed the mechanism and used the data of 1 039 primary and secondary school students in eight provinces,including Shandong,Hebei,Zhejiang,Jiangsu,Beijing,Shanghai,Heilongjiang,and Shanxi,using the triple difference method.The results show that DRP can effectively restrain the shadow education participation,but it will expand the inequality of urban and rural education.Because urban students can seek for private tutoring or school counseling to avoid regulation,while rural students could not,due to the lack of educational resources.This results in a greater decline in rural students'shadow education involvement than in urban,especially subject class tutoring on weekends.Therefore,it is necessary to fully consider the gap in education resource between urban and rural areas.
Shadow education controlEducation inequality between urban and ruralDouble reduction policyTriple difference method