In recent years, the problem of corruption in education has gradually attracted widespread attention in society. The principals, vice principals, and directors of education bureaus of some schools have been involved in illegal acts such as misappropriation and misappropriation, which has seriously damaged the image of education and affected the growth environment of the majority of students. This paper will take Hainan Overseas Chinese Middle School and other related cases as examples to analyze the root causes and causes of educational corruption, and how to prevent and control educational corruption from the aspects of system, concept and educational environment.
Zeng Jining's case
Zeng Jining used to be the principal of Hainan Overseas Chinese Middle School and enjoyed a high reputation. However, a year after he was transferred out of school, his ** behavior was reported. After investigation, he received a total of 346 bribes during his tenure as principal20,000 RMB and 3,000 USD. Zeng Jining is suspected of seeking benefits for others in project construction, procurement contracting, personnel transfer, enrollment cooperation, etc. In the end, Zeng Jining was sentenced to 10 years in prison and confiscated 400,000 yuan of personal property.
Wang Jiyuan's case
After Wang Jiyuan took over Zeng Jining as the principal of Hainan Overseas Chinese Middle School, he was also involved. During his tenure as principal, he received a total of 2.13 million yuan in bribes. Wang Jiyuan took advantage of his position to seek benefits for others in the contracting and operation of school canteens, the construction of engineering projects, the procurement of teaching supplies, the enrollment of students, and the recruitment of teachers. Wang Jiyuan was finally prosecuted, pending the court's verdict.
Shi Changtao's case
Shi Changtao is the vice principal of Hainan Overseas Chinese Middle School, and he is also suspected of ** crime. After investigation, Shi Changtao was suspected of **7070,000 yuan. During his tenure as vice president, he was suspected of seeking benefits for others and accepting bribes. In the end, Shi Changtao was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Institutional deficiencies
In the fields of infrastructure, procurement, enrollment, and canteen contracting, there are certain loopholes in China's education system. The lack of transparency and fairness in the bidding, procurement, and enrollment of students in some schools and educational administrative departments has given some principals and vice principals an opportunity. In addition, there is inadequate regulation in the field of education, and the penalties for violations are low, allowing some people to evade justice.
Conceptual lag
Influenced by traditional concepts, some educators believe that education is a special field and should not be overemphasized on competition and marketization, thus ignoring the fairness and justice of the distribution of educational resources. In addition, some people regard power as a tool for personal gain, and take it for granted that they accept bribes and take advantage of their positions to seek benefits for themselves and their relatives and friends. This backward perception has led to an increase in corruption in the field of education.
Educational resources are unevenly distributed
There are some imbalances in China's educational resources between urban and rural areas and between regions. Some high-quality educational resources are concentrated in big cities and popular schools, resulting in the relative lag of education standards in some areas and schools. The scarcity of educational resources has made these high-quality resources a tool for some people to pursue their own interests. In order to allow their children to enjoy a better education, some parents do not hesitate to pay bribes to the principal, the dean of academic affairs and others. This has also become an important cause of corruption in education.
Strengthen the construction of the legal system in education, clearly stipulate the boundaries of power in the field of education, and legalize and regulate the bidding, procurement, enrollment and other links, so as to ensure the transparency and fairness of these links. At the same time, it is necessary to intensify the investigation and punishment of corrupt acts in the field of education, so as to form an effective deterrent to illegal acts.
Optimize the allocation of educational resources, narrow the gap between urban and rural areas and between regions, and promote the balanced distribution of educational resources. Increase investment in education in rural, remote and impoverished areas, and improve the level of education in these areas. Let more children enjoy fair and high-quality education, reduce the scarcity of educational resources, and fundamentally eliminate the soil of education corruption.
Carry out in-depth professional ethics education for teachers, so that teachers can fully understand their social responsibilities and establish correct values. At the same time, the punishment of teachers' violations of law and discipline should be strengthened to form a strong deterrent to moral misconduct.
Strengthen social supervision in the field of education, encourage parents, ** and other parties to actively participate in education management, and form a diversified supervision mechanism. Let the power in the field of education run under the sun, and prevent the occurrence of power rent-seeking and corruption.
Reform the education management system, realize decentralization, hand over more decision-making power to the grassroots level, and reduce the space for corruption brought about by centralized management. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the internal system building of the education sector, standardize the exercise of power by education managers at all levels, and prevent the abuse of power.
Improve the level of remuneration of educators and make the teaching profession more attractive. For teachers with excellent performance and outstanding teaching results, more incentives are given to enable teachers to focus more on the cause of education and reduce the possibility of receiving money.
Strengthen information disclosure in the field of education and increase information transparency. The school's finances, bidding, procurement, enrollment and other key information should be disclosed to the public and subject to supervision and review. With the help of modern information technology, we should establish and improve the education information management system, improve the efficiency of information transmission, and reduce the space for corruption caused by information asymmetry.
Strictly implement the enrollment system to ensure that the enrollment work is fair and just. It is necessary to seriously investigate and deal with illegal enrollment and meddling in enrollment to put an end to the phenomenon of "relationship students" and "money students".
Establish and improve a reporting system in the field of education, and encourage the masses to actively report corruption in the field of education. For whistleblowers, it is necessary to protect their legitimate rights and interests and ensure the safety of whistleblowers. For verified reported information, it is necessary to deal with and reply in a timely manner to ensure that the problem is effectively resolved.