The Ministry of Education recently issued a notice on measures to further reduce the non educational teaching burden of primary and secondary school teachers, making systematic arrangements for deepening the work of reducing the burden of primary and secondary school teachers. The notice requires the improvement of the whitelist system for social affairs on campus, strictly prohibiting the mandatory participation of teachers and students in activities unrelated to education and teaching, and not requiring teachers to undertake non educational and teaching tasks such as river patrols, street patrols, city celebrations, and exhibitions. It is strictly prohibited to conduct acceptance activities through methods such as clocking in and leaving marks, filling out summaries, and linking participation with performance evaluations. The notice proposes to standardize the management of the inspection, evaluation, and assessment checklist for schools and teachers, strictly implement the annual checklist management system for inspection, evaluation, and assessment items, and report to the Ministry of Education for filing at the beginning of each year. Any items not included in the checklist shall not be carried out. It is not allowed to arbitrarily set up tasks such as creating demonstrations, "one vote veto", and signing responsibility agreements. It is strictly prohibited to conduct inspections, checks, and assessments under the guise of research, evaluation, guidance, and monitoring. Notification requirements: Strictly manage the borrowing and lending of primary and secondary school teachers. Superior authorities and units shall not, in principle, borrow primary and secondary school teachers, nor shall they borrow them in disguised form under the guise of working as a special class, following classes for learning, exchanging and exercising. In addition, the notice also requires the establishment of a sound mechanism for ensuring teachers' after-school services. After school services should be arranged on class days and after completing the national curriculum and school teaching plan. The end time should be coordinated with the local normal working hours, and it is strictly prohibited to expand the scope arbitrarily. (New Society)