Eryong Xue, who obtained his Ph.D. at Changjiang Scholar of Ministry of Education, is Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, where he serves as Chief Scholar from the Ministry of Education of the Education Thoughts of President Xi Jinping. His research interests include education policy and law, comparative education policy, and equality of education. He has published over 160 articles, monographs, reports, and policy briefs in these areas. Jian Li, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University.

While pursuing her Ph.D. at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, Dr. Li served as Senior Research Consultant for the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity and in Associate Researcher position at the Project on Academic Success, Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University. Dr. Li's general areas of scholarship are education policy and law, and comparative education policy. Dr. Li has published over 40 articles, monographs, and book chapters.