In the process of building a harmonious socialist society in China, people's attention to educational equity has increased significantly. The balanced development of education is an overall strategic issue related to the development of basic education in China at present and in the future. To promote the balanced development of education, we must be clear about the basic theoretical issues involved. From a macro perspective, educational balance refers to the balanced development of education; From the microscopic point of view, educational balance refers to the balanced development of curriculum.

Education balance, in essence, refers to the educational ideal that educational institutions and educatees are treated equally in educational activities under the control of the principle of educational equity and equality, as well as the educational policy and legal system to ensure its actual operation. Its most basic requirement is to distribute educational resources equally between educational institutions and educational groups, to achieve a relative balance between educational demand and education supply, and finally to realize the distribution and use of educational resources by people. Personally, educational balance refers to the equality of the rights and opportunities of the educated, and refers to whether students can get balanced and all-round development in moral, intellectual, physical and artistic aspects; From the school's point of view, educational balance refers to whether the allocation of educational resources is balanced among regions, urban and rural areas, schools and various types of education; From the social point of view, education balance refers to whether the total amount and structure of labor force cultivated by education are relatively balanced with the needs of economic and social development. At present, the balanced development of basic education that people pay attention to mainly refers to the balanced development of education between different regions, between urban and rural areas, between different schools in the same region, and between different groups in the same school. In other words, it mainly involves the protection of the educated's right to education, the democracy and fairness of education.

Balanced development of basic education means that the laws, regulations and policies on basic education formulated by the state and the laws, regulations and policies on basic education formulated by governments and education departments at all levels should reflect the basic concept of balanced development of education, and the basic education resources of different regions, urban and rural areas, schools and groups must be allocated in a balanced way; Schools and educational institutions at all levels should provide balanced education and development opportunities for every educated person in specific educational activities and teaching activities. Judging from the allocation of educational resources, whether the "hardware" facilities of education, including per capita educational funds, the allocation of school buildings, teaching and experimental instruments and equipment, and the "software" of education, including teachers and books and materials, are balanced; From the perspective of educational objectives, it includes whether students can develop morally, intellectually, physically and aesthetically in an all-round and balanced way; From the function of education, it refers to whether the total amount and structure of labor force cultivated by education are relatively balanced with the needs of economic and social development.

The balanced development of basic education is mainly manifested in "eight equilibriums", that is, the equal development of school rights and opportunities, including students from disadvantaged groups such as disabled children with learning ability who enjoy balanced educational opportunities; Realize the balanced development among regions, that is, the overall planning among provinces, cities, counties and townships; Achieve balanced development between urban and rural areas; Achieve balanced development between schools, including balanced and reasonable school layout and scale, investment in education funds, school equipment and facilities, teacher allocation, per capita educational resources, student balance, etc. Achieve balanced development among students, including the balance of facilities, teachers, students and management of all classes in the school; Realize the balanced development of different types and levels of education, including the balanced development of general education and vocational education in basic education, as well as the balanced development of primary education, secondary education and higher education; Realize the balanced development of education quality, including the balance of curriculum, teaching level and effect; Educational achievements realize the balanced development of school education and educated people. The basis of the balanced development of basic education is the balanced development of schools, because schools are the basic implementation institutions of education and teaching. The ultimate goal of balanced development of basic education is to rationally allocate educational resources, run every school well and teach every student well.