Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 23nd meeting of the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council at the Prime Minister's Office.
During the meeting, discussion took place on the future of the education system.
The Prime Minister said in his opening address,
“Since autumn of last year, you have deepened your discussion on the future of the education system. Recently in the Diet, there were deliberations on bills needed to realize the proposals of the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council. Concerning the bill for the reform of the system of the board of education that was a part of this Council’s second proposal, I myself answered questions on it, and it was enacted last week. Regarding the bill for the reform of university governance as well, which was the third proposal made by this Council, we are now in the final stages of deliberations in the House of Councillors.
Right now in the Diet, which is even being called by some the “Education Rebuilding Diet,” thanks to all of you, we have made steady progress on rebuilding education, a matter which follows on from the revision of the Basic Act on Education.
I am confident that through the new system of the board of education and university governance system, we will see the continued, strong promotion of matters discussed up to this point. These include policies to be led by local governments, such as the improvement of early childhood education and integration of elementary and junior high school education; and policies to be led by universities, such as the expansion of open enrollment and skipping grades, or the enhancement of teacher training.
Substantially, today will be the last time we have you discuss the future of the education system. Your proposal will leave an important mark in the history of education after World War II, and so I request that you work to create a proposal that is even closer to completion.”