The transition committee for Ahn Min-suk, the elected superintendent of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, held its launch ceremony at the Convention Hall of Gyeonggi Arts Center on Saturday, beginning official activities for the sixth popularly elected superintendency.
The ceremony marked the start of the "Gyeonggi Education Grand Transformation." Ahead of the event, Kim Nu-ri, professor emeritus at Chung-Ang University, delivered a special lecture titled "Dare to Carry Out an Educational Revolution: The Path for Gyeonggi Education," presenting a direction for educational reform.
In his address, Ahn said, "What the residents have entrusted to me is not the title of superintendent but the heavier responsibility to change education." He added, "The launch of the transition committee is the first step toward putting the Gyeonggi Education Grand Transformation into action." He stressed, "Education is the most powerful force that changes the world," and pledged "to realize field-centered education where the voices of parents, teachers, and students become policy."
Ahn presented core tasks including people-centered AI education, restoration of teachers' rights, resolving educational disparities, building a safe commuting and care system, strengthening ties between schools and local communities, and expanding LAS (Literacy, Arts, Sports) education. In particular, he said, "No education can be achieved without restoring teachers' rights," and announced that the transition committee would pursue a forum to discuss the establishment of a Gyeonggi-style teachers' rights protection bureau.
The committee appointed former Education Minister Kim Sang-kon as chair and former Sema High School principal Lee Geon as senior vice chair. Kim Jung-ho, a professor at KAIST, will head the AI Education Grand Transformation Special Committee. The transition committee will operate four special committees—the AI Education Grand Transformation Special Committee, the Teachers' Rights Restoration Committee, the Gyeonggi Education Justice Special Committee, and the Northern Gyeonggi Special Committee—along with two task forces: the Gyeonggi Future Education Task Force and the Gyeonggi Integrated Early Childhood Education and Care Task Force. It also plans to form eight policy subcommittees—covering overall education policy, LAS, hand warmers, career and vocation, health and safety, democratic citizenship, breaking barriers, and educational autonomy—to review policies.
Committee Chair Kim Sang-kon said, "I will join forces with the committee members to create substantial change for the Gyeonggi Education Grand Transformation." The launch ceremony was also attended by Lee Sang-ho, president of the Gyeonggi Federation of Teachers' Associations; Lee Jae-min, head of the Gyeonggi branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers' Union; and Chae Yu-kyung, head of the Gyeonggi Teachers' Union, who expressed their resolve as committee members. They pledged to cooperate on restoring teachers' rights, responding to malicious complaints, and developing field-centered education policies.
Ahn said, "When Gyeonggi education changes, Korea's education changes," adding, "I will begin the Gyeonggi Education Grand Transformation through preparation, action, and results rather than words." The transition committee plans to begin full-fledged policy preparation by developing detailed implementation plans centered on major campaign pledges.
