Six months after losing his job at an online education firm amid an industry-wide crackdown, Michael Zhao now makes a living linking mainland students with foreign English tutors – albeit on the sly.China banned classes with overseas tutors last summer and ordered private education companies to switch to non-profit status, part of an overhaul in the sector aimed at reining in runaway investment, easing students’ workloads and reducing financial pressure on families.The clampdown on the private…
