Public-funded normal students is a cultural term, which comes from the educational policy of public-funded normal students. It means that the central government is responsible for arranging tuition, accommodation and living allowance for such students during their school days, but students must teach in designated primary and secondary schools four years after graduation.

The policy of free education for normal students means that the central government is responsible for arranging tuition and accommodation fees and paying living allowances for such students, but students must teach in designated primary and secondary schools four years after graduation.

The education administrative departments at the provincial level will inform the Normal University under the Ministry of Education of the information on the demand for public employment in this province (autonomous regions and municipalities) before 20 19125, and publish it publicly on relevant websites or platforms.

The Notice issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Education on Doing a Good Job in the Employment of Normal University Students at Public Fee under the Ministry of Education in 20 19 clearly stipulates that it is necessary to ensure that all normal university students at Public Fee who graduated in 20 19 are arranged to teach in primary and secondary schools.

There are six normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education, namely Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Huazhong Normal University, Shaanxi Normal University and Southwest University.

In May 2007, the State Council decided to implement free education for normal students in normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education. This important measure is taken to further form a strong atmosphere of respecting teachers and attaching importance to education, and to make education the most respected cause of the whole society; Is to train a large number of excellent teachers.

It is to advocate educators to run schools and encourage more outstanding young people to be educators for life. Starting from the freshmen who entered the school in the autumn of 2007, six normal universities affiliated to Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Central China Normal University, Shaanxi Normal University and Southwest University have implemented free education for normal students.

From 2065438 to March 2008, the Action Plan for Revitalizing Teacher Education (20 18-2022) issued by the Ministry of Education and other five departments proposed to improve and perfect the policy of free education for students in normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education, change the name of "free normal students" to "free normal students" and adjust the teaching service period to six years.