National Guidelines for Medium- and Long-term Educational Reform and Development under formulation triggered enormous enthusiasm of the public for participating in educational reform. Government has adopted various measures to counteract the impact of financial crisis on employment of college graduates.The gross employment rate of college graduates maintained compared with the level of the last year. Actions have also been taken for improving operations of elementary and secondary schools，which includes prohibiting “olympic math classes” and “paid tutoring”，reforming examination and assessment system，and promoting all-around development of compulsory education. In the field of higher education，public concerns have been aroused by corruptions and irregularitiess in student recruitment and academic activities as well as by the questioning of talent-educating-capacity of China’s universities. In summary，with those existing problems，Chinese education is preparing for a breakthrough in development and reform.