Kindergarten teachers demand higher pay

Teachers in a Yangzhou kindergarten in Jiangsu province went on strike on Wednesday to protest their low salaries, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

The teachers' salaries are 1,500 yuan ($241) a month, the city's minimum wage, but local regulations stipulate that the salary of kindergarten employees should be at least 2.5 times the minimum wage.

Kindergarten teacher caught on camera 'kicking and beating' toddlers

A kindergarten teacher is being questioned by Beijing police after confessing to beating and terrorizing 21 children in her care. The 27-year-old teacher, surnamed Liu, has admitted hitting, kicking and screaming at children over the past year, said Chaoyang District education officials.