Over a period of 6 days, a tracking survey will be conducted in nearly 20 middle schools, covering over 10000 students. As the National People's Political Consultative Conference and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are approaching, Du Haifeng, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a professor at the School of Public Policy and Management of Xi'an Jiaotong University, is discussing with members of the research team to plan a new round of research in Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province, deep in the Qinba Mountains at the end of February. Children are the future hope of county-level construction In Du Haifeng's view, long-term and solid research can provide a basis for scientific decision-making. "We hope to promote educational equity and the comprehensive development of children through our efforts." Starting from November 2023, Du Haifeng led the research team to visit 17 middle schools in Ningqiang County and collected more than 10000 valid questionnaires. Analysis of data shows that students in some counties face pressure in areas such as family education and interpersonal relationships, and have varying degrees of psychological problems Du Haifeng carefully polished the relevant suggestions and submitted them as proposals to the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Stepping into the mud, sinking in a line. As a university teacher and member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Du Haifeng organically integrates academic research and performance research. Last year, Du Haifeng and members of the research team conducted in-depth research in rural areas at least once a month. Conducting research on performance focuses on problems, which is both like 'setting questions' and like' submitting papers'. And academic research is the process of 'solving problems' Du Haifeng said, "Whether it's academic papers or proposals, they are our carefully written 'answer sheets'." In the 2024 National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposals submitted by member Du Haifeng on attaching importance to the mental health of young people in western counties and promoting the construction of digital rural areas in the west have been processed and responded to by relevant departments. During this year's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member Du Haifeng prepared multiple proposals, including "optimizing the management of teacher staffing in western counties". And the issue of children's education will continue to be the focus of his long-term follow-up research. These days, in order to conduct research in Ningqiang County, Du Haifeng and members of the research team are busy. The research content has expanded to areas such as student participation in sports activities and artificial intelligence literacy. I will carefully analyze the first-hand data collected from the research and further pay attention to it in future proposals, "said Du Haifeng. (New Society)