General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting on implementing Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW

Attending the meeting were leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training and representatives of leaders of a number of central departments, ministries and branches.

Reporting at the meeting, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW has attracted widespread attention from teachers, parents, students and experts, demonstrating high consensus, considering this a correct and timely step, affirming social trust in the strategic innovations of the education sector.

The Ministry is actively coordinating with the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission to prepare for the organization of a National Conference to disseminate and implement Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW; to draft the Government's Action Program to implement Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW. Currently, the draft is being finalized to seek comments from relevant ministries and branches before submitting to the Government.

Regarding implementation, the Ministry has integrated the tasks and solutions assigned in Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW into 3 draft laws and 2 resolutions of the National Assembly, including: Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education; Law on Higher Education (amended); Law on Vocational Education (amended); National target program on modernization and improvement of education and training quality for the period 2026-2035; Submission to the National Assembly Standing Committee on supplementing the Draft Resolution of the National Assembly on specific mechanisms and policies to implement Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW.

Regarding some specific contents that have been implemented, the Ministry of Education and Training has submitted to the Government for promulgation Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP dated September 3, 2025 regulating policies on tuition fees, exemption, reduction, tuition support, support for learning costs and service prices in the field of education and training.

The Ministry of Education and Training has drafted a Decree on lunch support policy for primary and secondary school students in land border communes.

Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training has sent it to the Ministry of Justice for appraisal, and is expected to submit it to the Government for promulgation in September 2025 for timely application in the 2025-2026 school year.

The Ministry of Education and Training has completed the Draft Decree detailing the implementation of Resolution No. 218/2025/QH15 dated June 26, 2025 of the National Assembly on universal education for children from 3 to 5 years old (implemented according to simplified procedures), and is currently submitting it to the Government for consideration and promulgation in September 2025 for timely application from 2025-2026.

Based on the proposals of 22 provinces and cities with land borders, the Ministry of Education and Training has compiled and selected a list of 100 schools (including 83 newly built schools and 17 schools renovated, upgraded, and expanded on existing facilities) in 18/22 border provinces and cities for investment in 2025, to be completed before August 30, 2026, and sent to the Ministry of Finance on September 8, 2025 for consideration, balancing, and capital allocation.

These are schools that have been carefully reviewed by localities, prepared for conditions, selected, and proposed for investment plans. The schools will be invested in synchronously and modernly, ensuring technical standards, scale, area of ​​schools and classrooms; have adequate facilities to serve learning, cultural and spiritual training, and living conditions. The Ministry of Education and Training has issued an Official Dispatch guiding the work of school councils of public educational institutions...

After listening to the report and the opinions exchanged, concluding the meeting, General Secretary To Lam stated that the concretization and development of an Action Program to implement Resolution No. 71 is very important, will determine the success of the Resolution and must overcome the situation where the policy is correct but the implementation is ineffective.

The General Secretary assigned the Party Committee of the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to fully absorb opinions expressed at this meeting to supplement and complete the Action Program to implement Resolution No. 71 of the Politburo, and report to the Government for approval.

The General Secretary noted some core contents of Resolution No. 71, perfecting legal institutions; building national target programs, developing preschool education, general education, higher education; innovating programs, contents, mechanisms, ensuring facilities, enough schools, enough classes, enough teachers and correcting limitations and negativity in the education sector..., need to be institutionalized, implemented specifically, clearly assigning responsibilities and having a roadmap and detailed timeline for completion. The tasks to be implemented in 2025 need to be focused on immediately, ensuring progress and quality so that people and society can clearly see the breakthrough changes of the resolution.

The General Secretary emphasized that the wish of the Party and the Education and Training sector is that the Resolution must bring about immediate changes in the education and training sector, especially for teachers and staff in charge of management in the education sector. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The Party and the State will pay attention and create all conditions for the sector to successfully implement the goals stated in the Resolution.

The General Secretary assigned the Central Organizing Committee to research, design and build a reasonable Party organization system in the education sector, ensuring the Party's direct and comprehensive leadership role in education and training work, avoiding formalities; especially paying attention to encouraging Party membership admission among students.

The Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission shall preside over and coordinate with the Central Party Office and relevant agencies to carefully prepare the content and program to organize the Conference to disseminate Resolution No. 71 along with other resolutions, ensuring that the implementation of the Resolution creates excitement, enthusiasm, and common determination throughout the entire political system, especially among teachers.