Introduction“Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself” -- John Dewey (1859-1952) Education makes us human and being educated is a fundamental human right (UN, 1966). The distribution of education in the population considerably determines the formation of social classes (Deng, Treiman, 1997). For this reason, from the beginning, we have devoted all efforts to promoting the equitable distribution of educational resources. So what is the key factor that ensures equal right to acquire high-quality educational resources? The answer may be different if asked in different countries. In China the answer is a bit complicated; the most important factor is not where you actually live, but where you are registered to live. This household registration system is called Hukou System, which has a history of 63 years and the main function of maintaining social order. Let's take Beijing as an example: for many children and teenagers in Beijing, their parents live, work, pay taxes here and have become an indispensable part of the city. However, they have no channels to access public schools and better education because of the identity of their parents – residents without “Hukou” of Beijing (not registered in the city), no matter how excellent they are and how hard they work. Once they enter middle school, they have to return to the place where they are enrolled to take the college entrance exam and face the unfamiliar environment alone most of the time. Many students fail the exam due to the unpleasant adaptation process, frustrating their efforts. This educational inequality brought by the Hukou system has become one of the biggest challenges for managing inequality. Hukou system (Chinese family R...... half of paper ...... eas. Every coin should be spent effectively with To meet the education need of migrant worker children, the government should integrate resources and take the initiative to build schools specifically for the children of migrant workers nationwide and manage them as a whole poor students should be strengthened in high schools as there are not as many scholarships in high schools as in universities, which could reduce the number of students dropping out. To be honest, we have more challenges to face in eliminating educational inequality in China than we could analyze in this article, and things are more complicated than I could imagine. However, not only that the government but also the public is realizing the importance of education, which gives me great confidence that equality in education will finally be achieved.