Minjoo Launches Education Special Committee: "Yoon Administration Deepens Educational Inequality, Seeking Alternatives"

The Democratic Party of Korea announced on the 14th the launch of a Special Committee on Education to strengthen public education and promote the development of local education.

On the same day in the afternoon, the Democratic Party held an inauguration and appointment ceremony for the party’s Special Committee on Education at the National Assembly, attended by members of the National Assembly’s Education Committee and external experts. The event was attended by Baek Seung-ah, the chairperson of the special committee, as well as Jeong Eul-ho and Kim Jun-hyeok.

Park Chan-dae, the floor leader, stated, "Education is the most powerful act that changes an individual’s life, transforms communities, and designs the future of the Republic of Korea," adding, "Since everyone emphasizes its importance, it is truly not easy to present policies that everyone agrees on due to the diversity of voices."

He continued, "There is nothing unimportant or easy among the tasks of discovering legislative issues in education policy, mid- to long-term education policies to strengthen public education, local education development, and education policies that can be felt at the school level," and urged, "Please communicate and cooperate sufficiently with stakeholders in the education field as well as various sectors of society to come up with many good alternatives."

Baek Seung-ah, chairperson of the Special Committee on Education, said, "The Yoon Seok-yeol administration’s education policy is weakening public education and deepening educational inequality," adding, "The Special Committee on Education aims to prepare practical alternatives to strengthen public education. We will take the lead in solving the grave challenges of our time by driving major social reforms through education."

Democratic Party Launches Special Education Committee
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Juhyung = On the 14th, Park Chandae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (right), handed the appointment certificate to Assemblywoman Baek Seunga, who was appointed as the chairperson, at the launch ceremony and appointment certificate presentation of the Democratic Party Special Education Committee held at the National Assembly, and then took a commemorative photo. 2025.1.14
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