Education: Society: News: Hankyoreh Mobile

The National Education Council, an advisory body directly reporting to the President, has begun its fourth term. President Kim Jin-gyeong, who chaired the 2nd ~ 3rd National Education Conference, also served as the 4th president. The National Board of Education held the 4th opening ceremony on the 22nd and held the 23rd meeting. The National Education Council was launched in December 2017 as the predecessor of the National Education Commission, which will be in charge of educational reform in the medium and long term in our society. However, after three years, the law for the establishment of the National Board of Education was not approved by the National Assembly and has entered the fourth term. The 4th National Conference on Education consisted of 21 members, including 12 commissioned members, including President Kim Jin-gyeong and Planning Director Lee Kwang-ho, and 9 ex officio members, including the State Council. Notably, two junior members were added to the fourth commissioner, including Park Seok-joon, Cooperating Chairman of the Seoul Youth Policy Network, and Jeong Seo-won, a member of the Youth Policy Coordination Committee of the Office for Coordination of Affairs. State. to reflect the voices of the youth. There are also changes in the composition of the affiliated committees. After the third period, the National Education Council operates three permanent professional committees (medium and long-term educational policy, reform of higher vocational education, support for the establishment of the National Education Committee) for in-depth discussions by specialized field, and establishes a special committee for intensive debate on specific issues. It was increased from 2 to 3. Consequently, in the fourth period, a special committee will be put into operation for digital education in addition to community cooperation and youth. President Kim Jin-gyeong said on the day that “at the 4th National Education Conference, discussions on the educational agenda and the method of operation will take place after the committee is established. Although it has reached the fourth term, the evaluation of the achievements of the National Council of Education so far has not been generous due to the limitations of the transition organization. Kim Seong-cheon, professor at Korea National University of Education (Educational Policy Studies), said: “There was an effort to listen to the views of the educational field, but the role as a driving force of the Ministry of Education and others it was almost insignificant. It is about the degree of work to draw the sketch of the painting ”, he pointed out. Currently, five laws have been proposed for the establishment of committees in the 21st National Assembly. Opposition parties strongly disagree on whether the committee should be an advisory body or an independent deliberative and resolution body. By Lee Yoo-jin, Staff Reporter