Summary To score well in China’s school entrance exams, it used to mean attending hours of tuition on top of school. Classes were cheap and ubiquitous, until two years ago. In July 2021, China banned after-school tutoring, killing a $100 billion industry overnight. It would have been a worthy tradeoff, if kids could have a carefree childhood. But tuition never went away. Tuition has now gone underground, and students continue to struggle in a never-ending rat race. Now, only those with time and money can get extra academic help. Is the Double Reduction Policy backfiring?...