From 65438 to 0985, in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Decision on the Reform of Education System, it was first proposed that "the fundamental purpose of the reform of education system is to improve the quality of the people, produce more talents and produce good talents." 199 June 13 the State Council, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China promulgated the Decision on Deepening Education Reform and Promoting Quality Education in an All-round Way.
Clearly put forward: "The implementation of quality education is to fully implement the party's educational policy, with the fundamental purpose of improving the quality of the people and focusing on cultivating students' innovative ability and practical ability. Cultivate socialist builders and successors with ideals, morality, education, discipline and all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique and beauty.
It is clearly pointed out that the goal of quality education is to improve the quality of the people, which embodies the basic theory of Marxist people-oriented, all-round development of people and people as the fundamental driving force for creating history, points out the path and prospect of China's education development, and marks that China's education has entered a new stage of development.
Legal basis: Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 1 In order to guarantee the right of school-age children and adolescents to receive compulsory education, ensure the implementation of compulsory education and improve the quality of the whole nation, this Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution and the Education Law.
Article 2 The State implements a nine-year compulsory education system.
Compulsory education is a compulsory education for all school-age children and adolescents and a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee.
The implementation of compulsory education, free of tuition and fees.
The state establishes a mechanism to guarantee the funds for compulsory education to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system.
Article 3 Compulsory education must implement the national education policy, implement quality education, improve the quality of education, enable school-age children and adolescents to develop in an all-round way in morality, intelligence and physique, and lay a foundation for cultivating socialist builders and successors with ideals, morality, culture and discipline.
Article 4 All school-age children and adolescents with People's Republic of China (PRC) nationality, regardless of gender, nationality, race, family property status, religious beliefs, etc. , enjoy the equal right to receive compulsory education and fulfill the obligation to receive compulsory education according to law.