这次改革在实质上改变了学校的管理方式。

Zhè cì gǎigé zài shízhì shàng gǎibiàn le xuéxiào de guǎnlǐ fāngshì.

This reform has essentially changed the school’s management style.

我们要抓住问题的实质，而不是只看表面现象。

Wǒmen yào zhuāzhù wèntí de shízhì, ér bú shì zhǐ kàn biǎomiàn xiànxiàng.

We need to grasp the essence of the problem, not just look at surface phenomena.