As China races to take its place on the new world stage, many are investing their children’s future in education. Unfortunately, China’s supply of quality education cannot always meet the people’s insatiable demands. Lionel Donovan, III has the latest.

It’s definitely inadequate. Traditionally, Chinese people have never been used to talking about sex, right? Schools and parents should pay more attention to guiding children positively about sex. Children in western countries get a sex education when they are young, instead of learning about it when they need sex and are driven by curiosity. I think sex education should come as early as possible. For example, I didn’t learn about it until biology class in middle school. Now, kids grow up much faster, so we should educate them about it earlier. Now, I think sex education is not very regular, and some people don’t even have a realistic idea of what it is.

Sandra Teh meets an education expert and a mother to discuss the Chinese education system, dilemmas and difficulties parents and students face, and reforms of the examination system.

Sandra Teh meets an education expert and a mother to discuss the Chinese education system, dilemmas and difficulties parents and students face, and reforms of the examination system.

Sandra Teh meets foreign education NGO experts to discover their role, the situation rural kids face, and how local government partnerships assist in educating millions in China.

Sandra Teh meets foreign education NGO experts to discover their role, the situation rural kids face, and how local government partnerships assist in educating millions in China.

The issue of migrant workers is a pisive one in China's capital.  Most Beijingers are well aware of the need for workers from the countryside to do the jobs that they are not willing to do. 

Migrant workers are the force behind Beijing's rapid development over the last couple of decades.  Nowhere was that more evident than in the run-up to the Olympics, when sporting venues and transport facilities sprang up at astonishing speed. 

On the flip side, there is still widespread prejudiced against migrant workers.  Many Beijing residents often see them as rude and uneducated, and perceive them as second class citizens.

That issue was brought to the fore once again by a new government policy aimed at giving the children of migrant workers access to compulsory education at public schools in Beijing. While the aim of the move is to give equal education opportunities to all, some in Beijing question whether it's practical to introduce a further burden into the city's already strained education system.