China Brings Compulsory Anti-corruption Lessons To The Classroom – Reuters

From Reuters, via The New Zealand Herald:

Chinese officials are trying to stop corruption before it even starts.

Schoolchildren in the Chinese capital will get compulsory anti-corruption lessons this school year, including case studies on executed officials, a state newspaper said yesterday.

The tone of the textbooks for the “honest education” classes would start off positive and gradually become darker, the Beijing Youth Daily said. It would also try to stop corruption in student elections. [Full Text]