Improve the fairness of educational resources: Admission to the nearest school can reduce the influence of family economic conditions and living areas on educational resources. All students have the opportunity to receive high-quality educational resources nearby, which is helpful to improve educational equity and narrow the educational gap between urban and rural areas and regions.
Reduce the burden on students and families: Admission to the nearest school can reduce the commuting time and expenses of students and families. Students can choose a school close to home, which can reduce the time and energy consumption of going to and from school, and help students to concentrate on their study and development better.
Strengthen the role of community education: Admission nearby can promote the close contact between schools and communities, and strengthen the cooperation and interaction among schools, families and communities. Schools can better understand the needs of students and families and provide educational services closer to students' reality.
Squeeze the competition of popular schools: the nearest admission policy may reduce the competitive pressure of popular schools. If students can enter the school nearby, the enrollment pressure of those popular schools may be reduced, reducing the fierce competition among students caused by the school's reputation.
However, there are still some challenges and problems to achieve the enrollment ratio of more than 99% nearby:
Unbalanced educational resources: Although the problem of unbalanced resources can be reduced by enrolling in nearby schools, there are still insufficient or unbalanced educational resources in some areas or schools. It is not only the geographical location of students' enrollment, but also the fair distribution of educational resources that ensures the implementation of the nearby enrollment policy.
School size and quality: With the increase of enrollment rate nearby, schools may face the challenge of expanding enrollment. It is an important task to ensure that the scale and quality of the school are adapted to the number of students and provide a good educational environment and teaching quality.
Balance of family choice: the policy of nearest school needs to balance the rights and interests of students' nearest school and family choice. Some families may wish to choose other schools, such as special education and international courses. Policy making needs to take into account the needs and diversity of families.