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This volume opens with a general report by Yang Dongping that provides an overview of recent progress in as well as difficulties faced by education reform in China. In the topical reports that follow, contributors, who are either researchers or practitioners working on the frontline, discuss a range of issues, including university graduates' employment situation, trends in preschool education, China's financial investment in education over the past two decades, reform of the national college entrance examination, rural schools, protection of children's rights and interests, investigation into the nationwide suicide epidemic, among others. The completeness of the data and the thoroughness of the analyses make the volume a worthy read for any specialist or layperson interested in staying informed about China’s education reform.