Kim Dong-hwan, Preliminary Candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, Officially Announces Candidacy

Kim Dong-hwan, Preliminary Candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Kim Dong-hwan, a preliminary candidate for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, officially declared his candidacy for Jeonnam Superintendent of Education under the slogan of "Young, New, and Harmonious Jeonnam Education."

On the 28th, Kim held a press conference at the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and stated, "The past 12 years have been a continuous failure of educational innovation," adding, "I am challenging the position of Jeonnam Superintendent of Education to pursue a harmonious Jeonnam education that is not biased toward the left or right and not influenced by the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (JeonGyoJo)."

He continued, "Now is the time to end the 12 years of JeonGyoJo dominance and choose a young and new figure with the right educational philosophy and good intentions as superintendent of education," emphasizing his point.

His main pledges include ▲abolishing forced rotation transfers of faculty and staff ▲providing meals in the morning and during vacations ▲supporting excellent high schools by region ▲operating administrative task hub schools ▲improving the principal recruitment system to a direct election by public contest ▲establishing a global study abroad information support center ▲strengthening academic achievement evaluations and introducing a system for disclosure to parents ▲establishing a support group for after-school care classrooms ▲and creating a Jeonnam-style educational city called EduTown.

Candidate Kim Dong-hwan graduated from Seoul National University of Education, earned a master's degree in education from Korea National University of Education, and a master's degree in science from the University of Wisconsin in the United States. He also served as an educational supervisor at the Jeolla Province Office of Education.

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