Democratic Party Announces Detailed Education Pledges... "Strong Penalty for Medical School Admission from Science High Schools"

Presented Detailed Pledges: Fair Education, Education for Growing Together, and Education for Mutual Prosperity

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The Democratic Party's Election Committee Education Transformation Committee declared on the 23rd that "strong penalties will be imposed if students from science high schools enter medical schools."

At a press conference held on the afternoon of the 23rd at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, to announce the 'Detailed Tasks and Pledges for Education Transformation,' the Democratic Party's Election Committee Education Transformation Committee emphasized, "We will drastically improve the selection system of gifted high schools and science high schools, where private education has a significant influence."

Yoo Ki-hong, chairman of the Education Transformation Committee, stated, "When parents consulted private education institutions in the first year of middle school to send their child to a gifted high school, they were told it was already too late. This shows how much private education is involved in gifted and science high schools," adding, "We will normalize gifted and science high schools by changing the selection methods so that they faithfully nurture gifted students in science and mathematics as intended."

He further explained, "There are interview and written test methods for admission to science and gifted high schools, and we will reform the written test method to assess creativity and giftedness without prior learning."

He also added that the current system allowing multiple applications will be revised to alleviate excessive competition.

On the same day, the committee presented detailed educational pledges with keywords such as 'fair education,' 'education for growing together,' and 'coexistent education,' covering everything from kindergarten to university education as well as lifelong learning.

To realize fair education, they proposed personalized classes from elementary education, expansion of basic academic skill teachers, and the establishment of a university admission fairness committee.

Regarding education for growing together, they added increasing the utilization rate of public kindergartens and convenience of commuting care, focused fostering of basic academic fields, expansion of support for specialized high schools, and establishment of employment support systems.

For coexistent education, they pledged a regional university innovation system centered on local governments, industries, and universities, the establishment of a Korean-style graduate school sharing system, and easing the burden of university tuition fees.

Chairman Yoo said, "March 2nd will be the last (legal) TV debate day. The topic is the social sector, and coincidentally, it is also the school admission day," urging attention by saying, "Therefore, there may be new policy proposals from candidate Lee regarding education during the debate that day. We ask for your great expectations."

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