Expanding Excellence and Enhancing Quality in Basic Education: Key Paths and Practical Strategies for Building an Educational Power

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Abstract

This study focuses on the implementation strategies for expanding high-quality education and enhancing educational quality in basic education, regarding it as a core path for building a powerful education nation. By analyzing policy support, popularization levels, and regional effectiveness, this study summarizes the achievements attained. Meanwhile, it points out challenges such as uneven allocation of educational resources, urban-rural gaps, difficulties in digital transformation, unfair distribution of high-quality resources, and predicaments in teacher team development. Furthermore, it proposes strategies including optimizing resource allocation, promoting urban-rural integration, advancing digitalization, balancing high-quality resources, and building a high-quality teacher team. These strategies aim to facilitate the dual improvement of educational equity and quality, thereby laying a foundation for the strategy of building a powerful education nation.

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