It is not allowed to solicit teaching materials for students. The Shanghai Municipal Education Commission has released a catalog of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools in the autumn of 2023
Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission released a catalog of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools in the autumn of 2023, based on the implementation plan and curriculum plan of primary and secondary schools, as well as the actual teaching situation in the local area. The 2023 Autumn Catalogue of Teaching Books for Primary and Secondary Schools in Shanghai includes two parts: the Catalogue of Teaching Books for Primary and Secondary Schools issued by the Ministry of Education and the Catalogue of Teaching Books for Autumn 2023 compiled by Shanghai. These two parts serve as the basis for the selection of teaching books for primary and secondary schools in this city. When selecting, it is not allowed to solicit teaching books for students.
All textbooks approved for use in primary and secondary schools after review by the Shanghai Primary and Secondary School Textbook Review Committee shall be printed with the words "Approved for Trial after Review by the Shanghai Primary and Secondary School Textbook Review Committee, Approval Number..." on the back cover. Textbooks approved by the national review shall be printed with the approval mark uniformly designed by the Ministry of Education and included in the catalog of teaching books for primary and secondary schools issued by the Ministry of Education and the catalog of teaching books compiled by Shanghai; In the autumn of 2023, Shanghai will compile a list of "pending" teaching materials, and the review results will be announced in a timely manner.
No school or individual shall organize students to purchase books and materials that have not been reviewed and approved by the state or Shanghai Municipal Government, and shall not use overseas original textbooks that have not been reviewed and approved by the Shanghai Municipal Primary and Secondary School Textbook Review Committee without authorization. Units that violate the above regulations will be dealt with and their leaders will be held accountable in accordance with relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education.
The Municipal Education Commission will jointly issue a document with the Municipal Press and Publication Bureau based on this teaching book catalog to guide the subscription and distribution of teaching books for primary and secondary schools in the autumn of 2023. According to the Opinion of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance on Fully Implementing the Free Provision of Urban and Rural Compulsory Education Textbooks and Doing a Good Job in Recycling Some Free Textbooks, the cost of selecting textbooks for students in public and private schools during the compulsory education stage in this city shall be paid by the district finance and shall not be charged to students; In the autumn of 2023, primary school singing tours, sports and fitness, middle school music, sports and fitness, art subjects, etc. will continue to implement a system of recycling teaching materials. According to relevant regulations in this city, the total cost of selecting textbooks for schools shall not exceed the control standards of 158 yuan/semester for primary school and 194 yuan/semester for junior high school.
Education bureaus, research departments, and primary and secondary schools in each district should enhance their awareness of governing education according to law, strictly follow the requirements of relevant documents from the Ministry of Education and the Municipal Education Commission, and do a good job in selecting teaching materials for primary and secondary schools. The selection of textbooks in each district shall be carried out in accordance with relevant requirements, and the district education bureau shall be responsible for the selection of textbooks in this district. The results of the selection of textbooks shall be published on the website of the district education department for no less than 5 working days. Each district education bureau shall organize the establishment of a textbook selection committee, with subject groups under it, to specifically undertake the work of textbook selection. The textbook selection committee is composed of representatives from various aspects such as curriculum and textbook experts, teaching and research personnel, school principals, and frontline teachers. The subject group is composed of experts, researchers, frontline teachers, and other personnel who are familiar with the textbooks and teaching of the subject. The number of frontline teachers should not be less than half and should come from different schools.