The country’s distance education programs remain a work in progress, but that doesn't mean they’re not worthy of our supportBy Yuanding YihaoThis article is the first in a two-part series on ‘wangban,’ a controversial academic livestreaming model aimed at reducing educational inequality.Last week, a China Youth Daily report heralding the growing popularity of so-called wangbanclasses in the country’s secondary schools sparked a nationwide debate. Titled “This Screen May Change Your Life,” the report centered on students like those at Luquan No. 1 Middle School, located in an impoverished corner of the southwestern province of Yunnan. Participants in the school’s wangban program use livestreaming technology to remotely attend classes at Chengdu No. 7 Middle School, arguably the best secondary school in all of southwest China.Educational inequality is a severe
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