On December 16, the Ministry of Education, together with eight other departments, jointly launched the "Preschool Improvement Plan" and the "County Improvement Plan." The announcement of these two plans, the data and goals involved, are of extremely important value to the development of education.

These plans mainly target early childhood education and county-level high school education, and they are closely related to the future of many families and children.

Preschool education is related to children's early development.

Before 2025, my country's three-year kindergarten enrollment rate needs to exceed 90%, inclusive kindergarten coverage needs to exceed 85%, and the proportion of children in public kindergartens needs to exceed 50%.

This will significantly increase the coverage of preschool education in our country, and children will be able to enjoy better admission conditions even in rural and remote mountainous areas.

The education sector is facing challenges and must rationally allocate public education resources. At the same time, it is particularly critical to accurately predict the demand for admission.

This requires relevant staff to conduct in-depth research and statistics in various places to ensure accurate data.

With the development of society, the demand for preschool education continues to increase.

The difference between "gross enrollment rate" and "net enrollment rate" demonstrates the comprehensiveness and accuracy of preschool education enrollment data.

Understanding these two ratios can help us design education programs for children with different conditions more effectively and ensure that children of every age can receive appropriate preschool education.

The "gross enrollment rate" management method in preschool education can be used for reference in other education stages.

When formulating education policies, localities can more effectively control the investment and distribution of educational resources if they can clearly define the service population and accurately calculate enrollment ratios.

In the field of vocational education, by counting the enrollment rates of students of different ages entering vocational schools, we can understand which areas have great development potential, so we can adjust enrollment strategies in a targeted manner and increase resource investment.

It is also necessary to extend the "gross enrollment ratio" management thinking to adult education.

In order to understand the rate of adults in various regions participating in further education or skill improvement, we can optimize training plans and resource allocation based on these data. For example, in areas where the manufacturing industry is more prosperous, the demand for training of skilled workers is higher. By counting the gross enrollment rate, we can accurately determine the field and scale of training.

The “County Improvement Plan” has clear goals.

In 2025, the gross enrollment rate of high school education in our country needs to exceed 92%, and the proportion of county-level general high schools in high school education institutions nationwide must reach half.

In provinces with large populations, especially those areas with many counties under their jurisdiction, careful planning and layout are required to achieve this goal.

In provinces such as Henan and Shandong, which are popular for college entrance examinations, there are a large number of county high schools and a huge student base. The implementation of county high school improvement strategies must fully consider the actual local conditions.

What needs special attention is that it is strictly prohibited to cross the border to snatch high-quality students, and at the same time, a comprehensive network system for unified enrollment and admission of municipal high schools must be established.

This helps create a level playing field for educational competition and prevents outstanding student resources from being overly concentrated in certain developed areas or well-known high schools.

In Guangxi, where there is a clear gap between some county-level and municipal middle schools, this approach ensures that students in county-level schools enjoy fairer competitive conditions.

It is a crucial management measure to prevent schools in economically developed areas and cities from competing for outstanding principals and teachers from areas and county-level middle schools with weak educational foundations.

In the past, some economically prosperous cities or well-known high schools often used generous packages to attract outstanding teachers from county-level middle schools.

In some counties in the central and western regions, teachers with outstanding English teaching abilities are often attracted to schools in coastal cities with generous salaries.

This seriously affects the quality of education in the county.

To solve this problem, various localities need to build an appropriate teacher welfare and remuneration guarantee system to ensure the stability of the teacher team in county middle schools.

County schools should also be established to strengthen their own teacher training capabilities.

The county can join hands with neighboring normal schools to allow outstanding normal school students to intern and serve as teachers in the county. At the same time, the county high school will build a stage for these students to grow and set up an incentive mechanism to attract more young teachers to serve the county high school education for a long time.

Both of these improvement plans must be combined with the development of the basic education comprehensive reform experimental zone.

Experimental areas are often the first place for educational innovation and exploration.

Taking some basic education comprehensive reform pilot areas in Beijing as samples, these areas have accumulated rich practical experience in the field of promoting quality education and innovative education.

Preschool education and county high school education can learn from these successful practices and try new methods in areas such as curriculum arrangement and teaching evaluation.

In the process of building a high-level education system, it is also crucial to promote urban and rural compulsory education simultaneously.

The development of pre-school education and county high schools cannot be separated from the achievements of compulsory education.

The study habits and knowledge base of students trained in compulsory education will have a significant long-term impact on their study careers in high school and even university.

It is necessary to strengthen the connection and coordinated development between education stages.

The common goal of the two improvement plans is to promote the overall progress of national education.

From remote rural areas to bustling cities, plans must be implemented.

Preschool education in Tibet, Xinjiang and other places has made significant improvements in all aspects in recent years. However, tasks such as popularizing inclusive kindergartens still need to continue to be promoted.

Although county high school resources are adequate in developed areas along the eastern coast, issues such as fair enrollment and reasonable allocation of teachers still need to be paid attention to.

Education is the cornerstone of social development. Whether it is early childhood education or the improvement of education level in county-level middle schools, it will have a positive effect on the improvement of the overall quality of the people.

It is not just about the education sector, parents, social enterprises etc. should also be involved.