每日一词∣“双减” ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for students undergoing compulsory education

近日，中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅印发《关于进一步减轻义务教育阶段学生作业负担和校外培训负担的意见》（以下简称《意见》）。《意见》明确，各地不再审批新的面向义务教育阶段学生的学科类校外培训机构。

Chinese authorities have introduced a set of guidelines to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for students undergoing compulsory education. Jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, the document bans local authorities from approving any new tutoring institutions for academic course training.