Hyeja Park Announces Candidacy for Gwangju Superintendent of Education: "I Will 'Refresh' Gwangju Education"

On the 7th, Park Hye-ja, former president of the Korea Education and Research Information Service, held a press conference at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education briefing room to officially announce her candidacy for Gwangju Superintendent of Education.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] On the 7th, Park Hye-ja, former president of the Korea Education and Research Information Service, officially declared her candidacy, stating, "I will refresh Gwangju education through the Hye-ja style Gwangju education."

On the same day, Park held a press conference at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education briefing room and announced her candidacy, saying, "I will become Gwangju's first female superintendent responsible for Gwangju education for future generations."

In her declaration, Park pointed out, "Gwangju education is in a critical state, with an increase in students falling below basic academic skills, and the reputation of Gwangju as an educational city is a thing of the past, as evidenced by the CSAT grades and the proportion of top-ranking students falling below the metropolitan average."

She added, "In preparation for the future society that has arrived faster amid the COVID-19 onslaught, Gwangju education is at a point where a major educational transformation is necessary," emphasizing, "Now is the time for Gwangju education to boldly break away from the outdated past education and properly refresh itself."

She presented the three major goals of Gwangju education: 'Stronger, Fairer, and More Sustainable.'

Her plan is to promote future competency education, fair education, and sustainable education to restore the fallen reputation of Gwangju education and to lead a public education transformation that nurtures Gwangju talents.

Meanwhile, Park, who served as a member of the 19th National Assembly, was the principal proposer of the Regional Balanced Talent Development Act in the Education Committee. Following the Sewol ferry disaster, she actively engaged in education-related activities, including proposing three major bills such as the amendment to the School Safety Accident Prevention and Compensation Act to ensure safer schools.

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