The second volume of the English-language The China Educational Development Yearbook offers international scholars a glimpse into key issues in Chinese education today from the perspective of Chinese academics, practitioners, and applied researchers. An edited translation of the 2009 volume of the Chinese-language "Blue Book of Education," it opens with an excellent overview of educational developments in the preceding year by Dr. Yang Dongping. Beyond providing authoritative, up-to-date sources on developments in mainline topics in educational policy, practice, and research in China, this volume offers timely attention to the educational implications of three major developments that have occurred outside the realm of the educational system: the occurrence of the tragic Sichuan Earthquake; the convening of the Paralympics in Beijing; and the growing presence of migrant children in China's cities. This book contains an introduction by Emily Hannum and the following articles: (1) Development Report of China's Educational System in 2008 (Yang Dongping); (2) Damage and Recovery after the Wenchuan Earthquake (Zeng Guohua); (3) The Reconstruction of Educational Facilities in Earthquake-Hit Regions (Diao Wen); (4) School Building Safety Policies in China (Zhang Hongwei); (5) Post-Disaster Psychological Aid (Liu Zhengkui, Zhang Hongyu, Long Di, Zhu Zhuohong, Shi Zhanbiao, and Wang Wenzhong); (6) Promoting the Balanced Development of Compulsory Education (Li Xinling); (7) Expenditures of Public Education in China (Yue Changjun); (8) Higher Education in China in 2008 (Jiang Kai and Wang Feng); (9) Development of Vocational Education: Issues and Recommendations (Zhang Mei); (10) Changes in the Development of Private Education (Chai Chunqing); (11) The Professional Development of Teachers in China (Zhu Xudong and Xu Wenqiang); (12) Progress in the Reform of the Chinese University Enrollment System (Wang Xiong); (13) Controversies of Early Childhood Educational Development (Chu Zhaohui); (14) The Development of Special Education in China (Qi Kemin); (15) Progress in Education for the Children of Rural Migrant Workers (Li Yang); (16) The Development of the Educational Training Market in China (Zhang Yazhe); (17) A Survey on the Family Backgrounds of Senior Middle School Students in Urban Areas of China: Discussion Group on the Current Situation of Primary and Middle School Education in China; (18) A Study on Primary and Secondary Boarding Schools in the Central and Western Areas of China (Cheng Gang and Mo Lijuan); (19) Construction of the Migrant Worker Learning Community (Cheng Fangping); (20) Research on Employer Requirements for Professional Skills of College Graduates: MyCOS HR Digital Information Co., LTD 21st Century Education Development Research Academy; (21) Analysis on the Correlation between College Graduate Majors and Occupations (Xiong Bingqi and Wang Boqing); (22) An Empirical Study on Gender Discrimination of College Graduates Seeking Employment (Lin Li); (23) 2008 Report on Public Satisfaction with the Educational System in China's Major Cities: 21st Century Education Development Research Academy; (24) Analysis of Local Government Educational Expenditures in 2007 (Zhou Ling); (25) A 2008 Assessment of Information Disclosure on the Websites of 40 Educational Authorities at the Provincial Level (Wang Sheng and Guo Nuo); and (26) The Award for Innovation of Local Educational Systems: 21st Century Educational Development Research Institute. [For Volume 1, see ED512155.