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South Korean regional education reform initiatives

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Regional education superintendents in South Korea have announced major reform initiatives focused on digital modernization and student welfare. In Daejeon, Superintendent Oh Seok-jin introduced a ‘10 Core Policies’ roadmap. This plan emphasizes AI and digital education through a new ‘Future Education Promotion Team’ and aims to support student growth via the ‘Daejeon Edu Card’ voucher system. The roadmap also includes the establishment of international schools and a ‘one-stop’ support system to protect teachers’ educational rights. Similarly, Gyeongsangbuk-do Superintendent Lim Jong-sik unveiled the ‘Gyeongsangbuk-do Education 2030 Great Transformation’ plan. Marking 100 days of his third term, Lim is accelerating this initiative by reducing existing policy projects by 50% to alleviate administrative burdens and allow teachers to focus on instruction. The transformation focuses on human-centered AI education, hyper-connected schools to bridge rural educational gaps, and enhanced protection for educational activities. To support these goals, the Office of Education office is undergoing organizational restructuring, including the planned establishment of an AI Digital Education Department by 2027. Furthermore, Building on these goals, the Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education has initiated a ‘Student Assessment Transformation’ to shift away from rote memorization toward measuring critical thinking. This reform includes developing descriptive and essay-type assessment questions and establishing an AI-based assessment support system. To facilitate this, the office is working to globalize vocational education by collaborating with Uzbekistan recruiting specialized educators to export curricula create grading criteria and operational models. Amidst these reforms, feedback materials, aiming for distribution to schools by the first semester of the 2027 academic year. Additionally, the office is also advocating for stable educational finances expanding professional training, having trained 200 teachers in response to potential changes basic courses this year to government local education grant systems. support the transition toward AI-driven grading and feedback under teacher supervision.

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  1. 2026-10-12 07:50 UTC South Korean regional education reform initiatives
  2. 2026-10-12 05:04 UTC South Korean regional education reform initiatives
  3. 2026-10-09 06:42 UTC South Korean regional education reform initiatives

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