Eryong Xue, Ph.D. Changjiang Scholar of Ministry of Education, is Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, where he serves as Chief Scholar from the Ministry of Education of the Education Thoughts of President Xi Jinping. His research interests include education policy and law, comparative education policy and equality of education. He has published over 160 articles, monographs, reports and policy briefs in these areas. Jian Li, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. While pursuing her Ph.D. at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, Dr. Li served as Senior Research Consultant for the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity and in associate researcher positions at the Project on Academic Success, Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University. Dr. Li’s general areas of scholarship are education policy and law, and comparative education policy. Dr. Li has published over 40 articles, monographs and book chapters.

• Chapter 1 Educational Equity between Urban and Rural Areas in China.- Chapter 2 The Overview of Interschool Education Equity in China.- Chapter 3 The Analysis of Educational Equity in Eastern and Western China.- Chapter 4 An Analysis of the Administrative Policy on Promoting Equity of Compulsory Education in China.- Chapter 5 An Analysis of the Legal Policies to Promote Educational Equity in China.- Chapter 6 An Analysis of the Financial Policies to Promote Educational Equity in China.

Eryong Xue, Ph.D. Changjiang Scholar of Ministry of Education, is Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, where he serves as Chief Scholar from the Ministry of Education of the Education Thoughts of President Xi Jinping. His research interests include education policy and law, comparative education policy and equality of education. He has published over 160 articles, monographs, reports and policy briefs in these areas. Jian Li, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. While pursuing her Ph.D. at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, Dr. Li served as Senior Research Consultant for the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity and in associate researcher positions at the Project on Academic Success, Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University. Dr. Li’s general areas of scholarship are education policy and law, and comparative education policy. Dr. Li has published over 40 articles, monographs and book chapters.

• Chapter 1 Educational Equity between Urban and Rural Areas in China.- Chapter 2 The Overview of Interschool Education Equity in China.- Chapter 3 The Analysis of Educational Equity in Eastern and Western China.- Chapter 4 An Analysis of the Administrative Policy on Promoting Equity of Compulsory Education in China.- Chapter 5 An Analysis of the Legal Policies to Promote Educational Equity in China.- Chapter 6 An Analysis of the Financial Policies to Promote Educational Equity in China.

Eryong Xue, Ph.D. Changjiang Scholar of Ministry of Education, is Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, where he serves as Chief Scholar from the Ministry of Education of the Education Thoughts of President Xi Jinping. His research interests include education policy and law, comparative education policy and equality of education. He has published over 160 articles, monographs, reports and policy briefs in these areas. Jian Li, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. While pursuing her Ph.D. at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, Dr. Li served as Senior Research Consultant for the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity and in associate researcher positions at the Project on Academic Success, Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University. Dr. Li’s general areas of scholarship are education policy and law, and comparative education policy. Dr. Li has published over 40 articles, monographs and book chapters.

• Chapter 1 Educational Equity between Urban and Rural Areas in China.- Chapter 2 The Overview of Interschool Education Equity in China.- Chapter 3 The Analysis of Educational Equity in Eastern and Western China.- Chapter 4 An Analysis of the Administrative Policy on Promoting Equity of Compulsory Education in China.- Chapter 5 An Analysis of the Legal Policies to Promote Educational Equity in China.- Chapter 6 An Analysis of the Financial Policies to Promote Educational Equity in China.