Voice requesting cancellation or postponement of English private exam for university entrance exams September 18 23:03
Regarding the English private examination that will be introduced in the “University Entrance Examination” that will begin next year, the Constitutional Democratic Party's delegation meeting calls for cancellation or postponement because there are disparities due to the region where they live and the economic power of their parents Was in succession.
The “University Admission Test”, which begins in January next year, is to introduce a test by a private company in English. On the 18th, the Constitutional Democratic Party has announced the status of its efforts toward implementation from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. I heard.
Among them, the lawmakers said, “Because there are some tests that are only conducted in some cities and transportation costs are also incurred, there will be a disparity between urban areas and rural areas” It was also pointed out that economic inequality is directly linked to educational inequality because fees are also required.
In addition, there were many voices calling for the suspension or postponement of the system, such as “the method for leveling the results of the different tests of the six operators is insufficient and fairness and fairness cannot be guaranteed”.
In response, the MEXT representative explained, “I do not recognize that there is no problem. I am requesting the operators to increase the number of test sites and the number of times.”