The Shanghai Municipal Education Commission has determined that the start date of primary and secondary schools in autumn 2023 is September 1, which means that students' summer vacation is coming to an end. Facing the coming new semester, parents can't help sighing how time flies.

They are worried that children can't have enough rest and entertainment in such a short winter vacation, and they can't finish their summer homework. At the same time, starting school means paying all kinds of expenses, and parents have to pay tuition, meals, daily necessities and deposits.

Among them, a parent exposed his child's expense bill, and the total amount was as high as 16250 yuan, which was only the expenses needed to start school, and other scattered expenses would increase at ordinary times. For many families, such expenses will occupy most of their income and bring great pressure to their economy.

Educational pressure

Generally speaking, the rising cost of education is a national problem, not just in Shanghai. Parents have made great efforts and sacrifices for their children's education, but they are also facing great economic pressure.

On this issue, the government and society should work together to increase investment in education, improve the education system and reduce the burden on parents. At the same time, all sectors of society should pay more attention and put forward more solutions to jointly create a better learning environment and development opportunities for children.