The Education Delegation to the United States, which takes place twice every year, has been administered by the National Committee since 1980. Delegations are composed of education officials and school administrators from across China. Funded by the United States Department of Education, this program enables participants to travel across the United States observing successes and failures at work within the American education system.

Secondary School Reform is the focus for 2007 and 2008. Delegation members are interested in learning generally about the American system of secondary education, and specifically about recent reform efforts. How are students recruited and enrolled? How much leeway do individual teachers, administrators, schools, and districts have in deciding what is taught? How is creativity fostered among students? The delegation members are also curious about teacher training and professional development, and the roles of the federal, state, and local governments in secondary education.

The delegations visit federal governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations involved in secondary education policy formation, as well as an array of schools including urban, rural, and suburban high schools, and large and small public, private, and parochial schools. They also visit universities involved in teacher training.

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