Recently, central China's Hunan Province has taken the lead to abolish a preferential college admission policy for children of university faculty members. This move was applauded by the local public, but touched off a heated discussion about equality in education among people in other provinces.

The Beijing News carries a commentary saying that the preferential policy is contradictory to the fairness of college education and should be abolished as soon as possible.

In part of the country, children of college faculty members enjoy a preferential policy when they take the national college entrance exams. The threshold of overall scores for these students to get into a university is often much lower than that for their fellow competitors.

The article points out that most of the universities in China are funded by central or local governments' budgets. Therefore, they are expected to provide a fair education to all citizens.

In conclusion, the newspaper stresses that no individuals or organizations are entitled to enjoy a preferential policy in a public-funded educational system.