八、加快推进以改善民生为重点的社会建设 VIII: Accelerating Social Development with the Focus on Improving People's Livelihood 社会建设与人民幸福安康息息相关。必须在经济发展的基础上,更加注重社会建设,着力保障和改善民生,推进社会体制改革,扩大公共服务,完善社会管理,促进社会公平正义,努力使全体人民学有所教、劳有所得、病有所医、老有所养、住有所居,推动建设和谐社会。 Social development is closely related to the people's well-being. More importance must therefore be attached to social development on the basis of economic growth to ensure and improve people's livelihood, carry out social restructuring, expand public services, improve social management and promote social equity and justice. We must do our best to ensure that all our people enjoy their rights to education, employment, medical and old-age care, and housing, so as to build a harmonious society. (一)优先发展教育,建设人力资源强国。教育是民族振兴的基石,教育公平是社会公平的重要基础。要全面贯彻党的教育方针,坚持育人为本、德育为先,实施素质教育,提高教育现代化水平,培养德智体美全面发展的社会主义建设者和接班人,办好人民满意的教育。优化教育结构,促进义务教育均衡发展,加快普及高中阶段教育,大力发展职业教育,提高高等教育质量。重视学前教育。更新教育观念,深化教学内容方式、考试招生制度、质量评价制度等改革,减轻中小学生课业负担,提高学生综合素质。坚持教育公益性质,加大财政对教育投入,规范教育收费,扶持贫困地区、民族地区教育,健全学生资助制度,保障经济困难家庭、进城务工人员子女平等接受义务教育。加强教师队伍建设,重点提高农村教师素质。鼓励社会力量兴办教育。发展远程教育和继续教育,建设全民学习、终身学习的学习型社会。 1. Give priority to education and turn China into a country rich in human resources. Education is the cornerstone of national rejuvenation, and equal access to education provides an important underpinning for social equity. We must implement the Party's educational policy to the letter, focus on educating students with top priori