民族教育发展水平低 ,人才资源短缺 ,是西部地区社会发展滞后的重要原因。优先发展民族教育 ,将为西部地区的发展提供强有力的智力支持和人才保证。民族教育发展是加快西部发展和增强我国经济发展后劲的持久性动力源。 The low level of development of ethnic education and the shortage of human resources are the important reasons for the lagging social development in the western region. Give priority to the development of national education and provide strong intellectual support and personnel guarantee for the development of the western region. The development of ethnic education is a persistent source of power to speed up the development of the western region and enhance the stamina of our economic development.