Justice Party Gyeonggi Provincial Committee "Regret over the Appointment of Lee Ju-ho as Chair of Gyeonggi Education Superintendent Transition Committee"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Justice Party Gyeonggi Province Committee expressed regret over former Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent candidate Lee Joo-ho serving as the chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Office of Education Transition Committee.

On the 9th, the Gyeonggi Province Committee released a statement titled "Leaving Gyeonggi Education to a Seoul Superintendent Candidate," stating, "Chairman Lee Joo-ho has served as a member of the National Assembly, Senior Secretary for Education, Science and Culture at the Presidential Office, Deputy Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Education, and while a professor at KDI, has also been active as chairman of the Asia Education Association. Recently, he also ran as a preliminary candidate for the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent election."

The Gyeonggi Province Committee added, "This means entrusting Gyeonggi education to a Seoul superintendent candidate. Since Gyeonggi education is not a part of Seoul education, we express regret over this difficult-to-understand appointment."

They continued, "Chairman Lee Joo-ho was the figure who established autonomous private high schools during the Lee Myung-bak administration and was also involved with the national standardized test. At that time, education was sometimes called 'competitive education' and 'pressured education,' and we hope that the future of our Gyeonggi education will not be like that. Regardless of the appointment, we hope education will contribute to social development through creativity and cooperation," they emphasized.

Earlier, elected Gyeonggi Superintendent Lim Tae-hee announced the list of 12 transition committee members on the same day.

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