**Beijing (CNN Business)**China’s sweeping education reforms, intended to ease the burden on students and reduce inequality, are causing widespread disruption in the country’s vast private tutoring sector — and driving up costs for those who can still afford extra help..
For years, Chinese parents have spent heavily on after-school tutoring for their children, in the belief that it is the key to academic success and a ticket to a top university and a well-paid job..
But in July, the government introduced a series of measures aimed at curbing these practices, including a ban on for-profit tutoring in core school subjects and restrictions on the hours and fees that private tutors can charge..
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