What happened China's government announced a wide-ranging overhaul of its for-profit education sector over the weekend. Investors reacted by selling many education-related stocks, which resulted in brutal, broad-scale declines. Here's how shares of China's leading private-education companies performed on Monday: New Oriental Education & Technology (NYSE: EDU), down 34% TAL Education (NYSE: TAL), down 27% Youdao (NYSE: DAO), down 34% Gaotu Techedu (NYSE: GOTU), down 29% 17 Education & Technology (NASDAQ: YQ), down 26% So what The new rules will require China's tutoring companies to become nonprofit entities. They will no longer be able to raise capital in the stock market or invest in other education providers. They will also be banned from offering tutoring services during the weekends and school breaks. China wants to reduce the stress on students and their families. Image source: Getty Images. After-school tutoring had long been seen as a way for Chinese parents to help their children get ahead. But somewhere along the way, the financial and time burdens on families became excessive. With a renewed focus on boosting its declining birth rate, the Chinese government is taking drastic action to ease these burdens on families. Regulators hope that by reducing education costs, they can make it more affordable for people to have more kids. Now what However, in their attempt to help parents, regulators are crushing China's for-profit education industry. With their ability to obtain financing, invest, and even generate profits now in question, many of these businesses' shareholders are understandably choosing to exit their positions. 10 stocks we like better than New Oriental Education & Technology GroupWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and New Oriental Education & Technology Group wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 7, 2021 Joe Tenebruso has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends New Oriental Education & Technology Group and TAL Education Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source