Hun Laozhong opened his eyes slightly. Chao eldest daughter Xiao Mo asked! , What is your attitude towards teaching the western part of Zhenzhou, and have you made any ideas in advance? "There is a mistake in the sky, and the beginning of the year. Xiao Guan is already one of the vice ministers of education.

Xiao Mi nodded: "There are some private discussions in the team, but the central government has not yet issued an official document, and it has not yet been opened to say, so it is not good for us to put it on paper." ”

Xiao Lao nodded slightly and said, "What do you think of the current education situation in the western region?" Xiao Guan pondered for a moment and said: "The view of the ministry is that the reform and development of education in the western region is still facing a series of outstanding contradictions and difficulties. Constrained by the level of economic development, the government in the western region has weak financial resources, and the income level of residents, especially farmers and herdsmen, is low, and their ability to pay is weak. insufficient total funding for education; In addition, the natural conditions are poor, there are many ethnic minorities, "bilingualism, heavy teaching tasks, high education costs, the system needs to be straightened out, the mechanism is not flexible enough, and some local ideological concepts are relatively backward. Compulsory education has not yet been universalized, the illiteracy rate among young and middle-aged people is much higher than the national average, and the scale of high school education and higher education is weaker than that of vocational education. There is a great imbalance between urban and rural areas and between regions. The education level of the people is obviously on the low side, the overall level of education in the western region is backward, the lag in the development of human resources, and the shortage of high-level personnel have directly affected the implementation of the major projects in the development of the western region. The conditions for running schools in the western region are poor, the means of education and the degree of informatization are backward, the overall quality of the teaching contingent needs to be improved, there is a shortage of qualified teachers, and there are relatively many substitute teachers. The quality of education is not high. Although the content and methods of teaching need to be improved, the ability of education to serve the western region needs to be strengthened

After Xiao Mi said this, Xiao Lao nodded: "These words are quite true, there are seven points of truth and then said: "Then according to your opinion, how to seize the opportunity of the opening of the west to do a good job in education in the west?" ”

Xiao Zhu thought about it again, and then said in a hurry: "According to the long-term plan and practical needs of the western region's large-scale opening, combined with the basic situation of the western region's education exhibition, I think that in the next few years, the western region's education exhibition must adhere to the following points strategically: First, go all out to tackle tough problems. We should concentrate the forces of all quarters to resolutely win the battle against the "two basics" and basically popularize nine-year compulsory education in the western region within five years, and basically eradicate illiteracy among young and middle-aged people. Constantly consolidate and improve the "two bases." Results and quality. The second is to make breakthroughs in key areas. Guided by the needs of the employment market, we will accelerate the development of vocational education and strive to improve the quality of teachers and management teams. Efforts should be made to make breakthroughs in improving the quality of the labor force, the quality of education, and the level of management. The third is to expand the scale. We should expand the scale of higher education and high school education, support the western region in expanding higher education and high-quality high school education resources in various ways, improve the conditions for running schools, readjust the layout and structure, and bring the development of higher education and high school education to a new level. Fourth, we need to make leaps and bounds. We should vigorously develop modern distance education in primary and secondary schools in rural areas in the western region, actively promote the popularization of information technology education, promote modernization through informationization, and strive to achieve a leapfrog development of education in rural areas in the western region. ”

Xiao Lao laughed twice and asked: "The goal must be clear, clear is to know in mind, not that our goal is enough, what to do every year and every step, this goal must also be there, otherwise there will be problems." ”

Xiao Guan knew what his father meant, nodded, and took out a notebook from his bag. "I wrote some specific goals preliminarily. ”

"Tell me about it." Xiao Lao waved his hand, signaled that he didn't look at it, and asked her to say.

Xiao Guan nodded: "There are a total of eight points, which basically universalize nine-year compulsory education, and basically eliminate illiteracy among young and middle-aged people."

By four years, six years of primary school education will be available in areas that have not yet been universalized, and areas with universal primary education will have passed the "two basics, acceptance, and have achieved" the two basics. of the region. To improve the quality, the western region "two bases." The population coverage rate has reached more than a maca, and the gross enrolment rate of junior secondary schools has reached a low level. The illiteracy rate among young adults has dropped below the gills. In the old years, the population coverage rate has been further improved, the gross enrollment rate of junior high school has reached about a certain level, and the illiteracy rate of young and middle-aged people has been further improved

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2. Preschool education. Actively carry out the first three years of education, pay attention to early childhood education, gradually increase the rate of kindergarten preschool, and strive to achieve the "two basics", the vast majority of urban and rural children in the region can receive various forms of pre-school education, and urban areas basically meet the needs of pre-school children in kindergarten.

3. Expand the scale of high school education and vigorously carry out vocational education and training. Large and medium-sized cities are gradually popularizing high school education, rural areas with better economic conditions for nine-year compulsory education are speeding up the development of high school education, and rural areas with low economic standards are appropriately expanding high school education. Efforts should be made to increase the number of students enrolled in high school education to about 10,000, of which secondary vocational education accounts for more than 10,000 students, and the gross enrollment rate has reached about 10,000. Employment-oriented, socially oriented, and market-oriented, we should actively develop various forms of vocational education and training, especially post-junior high school vocational education, including short-term training, so that the vast majority of junior high school graduates in the western region who have not yet gone on to higher education will have the opportunity to receive vocational education and training of different degrees, and make full use of the existing educational resources to teach practical skills to the peasants. It basically satisfies the peasants' needs for learning practical techniques, so that the new labor force and the transferred labor force in the western region will have different body clams

4. Continue to expand the scale of higher education and improve the scientific and technological innovation and service capabilities of colleges and universities. We should readjust the layout and structure of institutions of higher learning in the western region, expand the resources of higher education in a variety of ways, expand the scale of higher education, especially the scale of higher vocational education, form a mechanism for the flow of high-level talent to the western region and retain them in the western region, and train a large number of talented people who can be retained, transferred, and used for the great opening up of the western region.

In the past year, about 10,000 students have been enrolled in colleges and universities in the western region, of which about 10,000 have been enrolled in ordinary undergraduate and junior colleges. The ability to cultivate high-level talents has been significantly expanded. The number of graduate students has reached about 10,000, and the average number of college students per 100,000 is close to the national average. A number of key disciplines or majors have reached the advanced level of the whole country and even the world, institutions of higher learning have been able to solve a number of major topics and technical problems faced by the development of the western region, and their scientific and technological innovation and service capabilities have been markedly enhanced.

We will vigorously promote the informatization of education and actively develop modern distance education. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of networks and management, service systems, and operational mechanisms in the western region, vigorously promote the exhibition of modern distance education in the western region, and raise the level of educational informatization in the western region. By 4o years, junior high schools in the western region will have computer classrooms, primary schools will have satellite teaching viewing points, and primary school teaching points will be equipped with teaching first, disc playback equipment and complete sets of teaching CDs; Institutions of higher learning have built campus networks, middle schools and secondary vocational schools in areas where conditions permit, and the number of computers and campus networks owned by schools in the western region has increased markedly. All middle schools and primary schools with the right conditions can offer information technology education courses, distance education in various forms and levels is widely carried out, and high-quality educational resources can be transmitted to primary and secondary schools and adult cultural and technical schools in rural areas, especially in remote rural areas, and the ability to serve rural areas, agriculture, and peasants has been markedly enhanced.

6. Strengthen the construction of teachers and management teams, and improve the quality of education and the efficiency of running schools. Strengthen the training and training of teachers, broaden the source channels of teachers, and strive to provoke, and the qualification rate of full-time teachers in primary schools is close! paste, college degree or above, ship or above. The qualification rate of full-time teachers in rural primary schools has reached about the same level; The qualification rate of full-time junior high school teachers has reached about least, of which the qualification rate of full-time junior high school teachers with a bachelor's degree or above has reached a higher level, and the pass rate of full-time teachers with a rural junior high school degree has reached more than a degree; The qualification rate of full-time teachers in high school education schools has been greatly improved, and the proportion of full-time teachers in ordinary colleges and universities with postgraduate degrees has reached more than paste. The skill level of teachers in vocational colleges has been significantly improved, and the number of teachers has increased greatly. The system of continuing teacher education has been further strengthened, and the structural shortage of teachers at all levels of education has been basically resolved. The remuneration of teachers has been further improved, the phenomenon of the loss of key teachers has been initially curbed, the problem of substitute teachers has been gradually resolved, and the quality of education has been markedly improved. The quality of education management personnel has been further improved, and the level of education management and the efficiency of running schools in the western region have been continuously enhanced.

7. Significant progress has been made in the construction of a lifelong education system. Various types of continuing education, adult education, and social education have been continuously developed, and remarkable results have been achieved in the institutionalization and rule of law of primary and lifelong education. A lifelong learning guarantee mechanism with individual learners as the main body, full support from employers, and necessary financial support from the government for vulnerable groups has been gradually established. In rural areas, we should gradually establish and improve a network for the transfer of labor and practical technology training for the vast number of peasants. Actively carry out community education in cities, improve the participation rate of community residents in education and training, and promote the construction of learning organizations, learning communities and learning cities. The people's opportunities for education and lifelong education have increased markedly.

8. The conditions for running schools have been significantly improved. In the old years, the construction area of the school buildings per student in the western region will meet the national standards. All dilapidated houses have been eliminated, and the rate of dilapidated houses has been effectively controlled. Student dormitories, canteens, toilets, etc. meet the national construction standards, and teaching, experimental instruments and equipment, books, cultural and sports facilities meet the requirements of relevant national standards. The actual conditions of vocational schools have been greatly improved

Xiao Lao showed a real smile at this time, and then turned his head and asked Xiao Zheng: "Regardless of the feasibility of this plan, you stand at the height of the Government Council, if you want to implement this plan, what should the Government Council do?" ”

Xiao Zheng was stunned for a moment, my sister's side had already made this plan, but now I want to immediately "stand at the height of the Government Council" to give feasible support for this plan, isn't it? But he was suddenly shocked, what does this mean old man, why should I consider it from the height of the Government Council?

He suddenly had a feeling that the old man was doing an important study. This, answer, can not be arbitrary! It's very likely that the old man is deliberately trying to study his own wit, right?

His mind was like lightning, and he groaned for a moment. "The biggest problem in the western region is the problem of funding. If we want to ensure the smooth implementation of the large-scale opening up of education in the western region, we must first increase the intensity of investment and strive to form a long-term and stable source of funds for education

The old man had already closed his eyes, and there was no sign of talking, so Xiao Zheng took a deep breath, and under the gaze of the whole family, he continued: "First, increase the central and provincial financial investment in education, and improve the education investment guarantee system. We should continue to increase investment in education in accordance with the law, establish an education investment system that is compatible with the public finance system, and further improve the focus on government investment. On the basis of raising education funds through multiple channels, we should be careful to deepen the reform of the county and township financial system, and we should incorporate the investment of funds into the scope of the government's public financial system; Establish and improve a long-term mechanism to ensure that the salaries of teachers and staff are paid on time and in full, to ensure that the school's public funds, and to ensure the investment in the renovation of dilapidated buildings and school construction. We should intensify the financial transfer payments from the central government to education in the western region, continue to use the funds from national bonds to support education in the western region, and at the same time increase the financial transfer payments from provincial-level governments to education in poor areas, so as to reduce the intermediate links in fiscal transfer payments. Ensure that transfer funds are used appropriately. On the basis of the original policy framework and project input, we will further increase the investment of special funds from the central and local governments, and continue to implement various major educational projects.

Second, it is necessary to expand the sources and channels of education funds and do everything possible to increase investment in education in the western region. Formulate and improve preferential tax and land policies, and actively encourage and guide social forces to invest and fund the running of schools. Promote the exhibition of private education. Formulate and improve the tax deduction policy for educational donations made by enterprises and individual citizens that are compatible with the market economic system. Improve education fee policies and cost-sharing mechanisms. Continue to use lottery proceeds to support education in the West. Appropriate use of fiscal, financial, and credit means to carry out educational affairs. Encourage and support schools to carry out work-study programs and develop school-run industries. Encourage institutions of higher learning and vocational schools to establish a sense of survival through service and development through contribution, actively provide technical services for the society and obtain extensive social support through scientific and technological innovation and knowledge contribution, and increase education funding through multiple channels.

The third is to increase financial assistance for students from economically disadvantaged families. In institutions of higher learning, we will continue to implement the policy of subsidizing students from economically disadvantaged families with "scholarships, student loans, work-study grants, subsidies for special difficulties, and tuition waivers and exemptions" as the main body, and introduce preferential policies to encourage and guide graduates to work at the grassroots level in the western region, especially in counties and townships. We will continue to increase the intensity of capital investment, and implement a subsidy policy with local governments as the main focus and appropriate support from the central government for students in difficulty in the compulsory education stage. With local governments as the mainstay, we will gradually increase the extent of financial assistance for students from economically disadvantaged families in ordinary high schools and secondary vocational schools through various forms. Encourage social groups and individual citizens to provide financial assistance to students in need.

Fourth, it is necessary to strengthen the management of funds and improve the efficiency of their use. In accordance with the relevant state laws and regulations, a scientific and standardized management system for education funds should be established, and the auditing and supervision of education funds should be strengthened, so as to put an end to the phenomenon of misappropriation and misappropriation of education funds. Firmly establish the idea of working hard and running the cause diligently and thriftily, strengthen planning, prevent structural waste, and improve the efficiency of the use of education funds. Establish and improve the system of responsibility and accountability for primary and secondary school fees. We must resolutely put a stop to the indiscriminate collection of fees by primary and secondary schools in rural areas, and conscientiously implement the system of publicizing the fees charged by primary and secondary schools and the system of inspecting school fees. It is necessary to do a good job in the work of granting grants to primary and secondary schools. ”

Xiao Lao closed his eyes and snorted, and suddenly asked, "Does Xiao Han have anything to add?" ”

Xiao Han also froze, why did you ask me again? He glanced at the eldest brother and sister and thought for a while: "This, I still care more about the issue of talents, I want to think about it."

Xiao Lao waved his hand: "Just say whatever comes to mind."

Xiao Han snorted and said, "That" I think there are three points to pay attention to. The first is to strengthen counterpart support for education and improve the effectiveness of aid. We will continue to do a good job in implementing the project of "providing schools in the eastern region with schools in poverty-stricken areas in the western region" and the project of "schools in large and medium-sized cities in the western region providing counterpart support to schools in poverty-stricken areas of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government." and the "Counterpart Support Program for Higher Education Institutions in the Western Region." Launched "county-to-county, education and vocational school support". In the work of counterpart support, it is necessary to give full play to the role of the teachers assigned by the support areas in passing, helping, and leading. The financial burden of the supporting areas shall be borne by the financial support of the supporting areas. In principle, the cost of learning and training for teachers from the recipient schools shall be borne by the financial authorities of the supporting areas. Counterpart support should be focused. It is advocated to grasp a specific work, from design to completion, after the hardware and software are fully connected. Carry out counterpart support in a turnkey manner, and reduce the matching funds of the recipient as much as possible. The second is to establish an incentive mechanism to attract widespread support. We should actively encourage social forces in the eastern and central regions to run schools in the western region, and institutions of higher learning and enterprises in the eastern and central regions should cooperate in setting up independent colleges with private mechanisms in the western region. Encourage people and organizations in the eastern and central regions and overseas to support education in the western region in various forms. Encourage all sectors of society to donate to education in the western region. Formulate policies for allowances and subsidies in remote and impoverished areas in the western region, and actively guide and encourage teachers and other personnel with teaching qualifications to teach in the western region. Third, we should open wider to the outside world and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation. We should open up education to the outside world, continue to implement the project of cultivating qualified personnel in the western region, intensify efforts to attract outstanding overseas talent to return to China, and encourage overseas students to serve the western education exhibition in various forms. We will continue to seek support from international organizations such as UNICEF, UNESCO, and the World Bank for education in the western region. We should actively promote international cooperation and exchanges in education, expand the scale of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools, make use of international high-quality educational resources, and enhance the international competitiveness of education in the western region. ”

Xiao Lao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly: "Okay, good, there has been progress over the years, I am very satisfied."

Then, he opened his eyes, glanced at Xiao Ning Xiao Wan sisters, Xiao Ding and Chen Yarong, and said, "I also have to test your different body clams."