Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 1 1 Sunday. Recently, the State Council issued "Several Opinions on Coordinating the Reform and Development of Compulsory Education in Urban and Rural Areas in Counties" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"), calling for narrowing the gap between urban and rural education, promoting education equity and coordinating the reform and development of compulsory education in urban and rural areas in counties.

The "Opinions" propose to accelerate the unification of the construction standards of urban and rural compulsory education schools in the county, the standardization of teachers' establishment, the standardization of public funds per student, the standardization of infrastructure allocation and the full coverage of urban and rural areas with the policy of "two exemptions and one subsidy". By 2020, the dual structure barriers between urban and rural areas will be basically eliminated, and compulsory education and urbanization will be basically coordinated; The layout of urban and rural schools is more reasonable, the large class size has been basically eliminated, the standardization of schools has made remarkable progress, the allocation of teachers in urban and rural areas is basically balanced, the treatment of rural teachers has been steadily improved, the attractiveness of posts has been greatly enhanced, the quality of rural education has been significantly improved, and the consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education has reached 95%, basically realizing the balanced development of county compulsory education and the equalization of basic public education services in urban and rural areas.

The Opinions clarified ten reform measures. First, build urban schools at the same time, work out the layout plan of urban compulsory education schools according to the urbanization plan and the size of permanent population, and ensure the construction land of urban schools and sufficient degree supply. The second is to do a good job in rural education, rationally arrange schools, and take various measures to fill the shortcomings of rural education. Third, scientifically promote the standardization of public schools for compulsory education in urban and rural areas, improve the basic conditions for running schools, and improve the informationization level of rural schools and the management and service level of boarding schools. Fourth, implement the plan to eliminate large classes. By 20 18, the super-large class size of more than 66 students will be basically eliminated, and by 2020, the large class size of more than 56 students will be basically eliminated. Fifth, coordinate the allocation of teachers in urban and rural areas, reasonably verify the staffing of teachers in compulsory education schools, implement urban and rural, regional overall planning and dynamic management of staff staffing, improve the teacher recruitment mechanism, and strive to solve the structural shortage of rural teachers and the shortage of urban teachers. Sixth, reform the guarantee mechanism for rural teachers' treatment, implement the preferential policies for rural teachers' income distribution, implement and improve the living allowance policies for rural teachers in concentrated contiguous areas and remote and difficult areas, and ensure that the average wage income level of compulsory education teachers in the county is not lower than that of local civil servants (courses). Seventh, reform the educational governance system, improve the government's educational governance capacity, improve the school-running mechanism and management methods of small-scale schools in rural areas, comprehensively strengthen ideological and political education, and gradually form a modern school system with China characteristics. Eighth, reform the dropout control mechanism, establish the target responsibility system and the joint control and joint guarantee mechanism, implement the dropout persuasion, registration and written report system, increase the assistance to students with learning difficulties, improve the funding policy, and prevent them from dropping out because of inconvenient schooling. The ninth is to reform the schooling mechanism for children who move with them, establish an enrollment policy based on residence permits, and promote the "two exemptions and one subsidy" funds and the benchmark fixed funds for public funds per student to be carried with students. The tenth is to strengthen the care and protection of left-behind children, improve the working system and promote healthy growth.

The opinion emphasizes that it is necessary to strengthen the party's leadership, implement government responsibilities, clarify departmental responsibilities, strengthen supervision and inspection, create a good atmosphere, and ensure that all reform measures are put in place and work objectives are achieved as scheduled.