The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to postpone the introduction of the English private exam, which has been opposed to the introduction to the common test for university admission, and Koichi Hagiuda, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has announced a message of apology. It will be introduced in the entrance examination to be held in 2020, and the system will be drastically reviewed over the next year.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita said that the reason for the postponement of the introduction was that the English private examination needed more time to prevent inequality in the economic situation of the family and the place of residence. I'm very sorry for that, "he apologized.Prior to the announcement of the message, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita officially announced that the introduction would be postponed at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting.
On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, the Social Democratic Party, the Communist Party, etc., which have submitted the introduction postponement bill, held an emergency all-members general meeting in the Diet and confirmed the results of the joint struggle.Yukio Edano, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said, "Politics will move if voters speak out."
On the other hand, Kyosuke Nagata, the president of the Japan Association of National Universities, announced the president's message, "I am sorry and surprised because I asked the Ministry of Education to guarantee fairness (as the Japan Association of National Universities)."
Preparations were underway for the introduction of the English private exam from 2020, but even six months before the implementation, the schedule and venue announcements on the private exam implementation side were not complete, and it was not decided whether to use it for pass / fail judgment. Due to the large number of universities, confusion spread to students and high schools.In addition, there were a series of calls for postponement of the introduction, saying that inequity could not be corrected depending on the economic condition of the household and the place of residence.
reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Minister's message (about English private examination)
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