What is the meaning of double reduction

Legal analysis: double reduction means reducing the burden of homework and off-campus training for students in compulsory education. The double-reducing directly limits the size of subject-based off-campus training organizations and shrinks the number of hours they conduct extracurricular training. The main purpose of the double-reducing policy is to reduce the total amount and duration of homework across the board, so as to alleviate the excessive homework burden on students. A sound homework management mechanism has been put in place to rationally regulate the structure of homework, categorize and specify the total amount of homework, improve the quality of homework design, and strengthen the guidance for homework completion. Improve the level of after-school services to meet the diversified needs of students.

Legal basis: Article 33 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors. Schools shall cooperate with the parents or other guardians of minor students to rationally arrange the study time of minor students and ensure their time for rest, recreation and physical exercise. Schools may not take up national legal holidays, rest days, or winter and summer vacation periods to organize group tuition classes for minor students in the compulsory education stage, thus increasing their study burden. Kindergartens and off-campus training institutions shall not educate pre-school-age minors on elementary school curriculum.