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"Ending the 10-Year Cruelty of First-Choice Rejection and Remote Commuting"... Jang Gi-su Proposes 'Two-Track' Solution for Buldang-dong Middle School Assignment
Stepping up gradual introduction of near-distance school assignment and reviewing city-level commuting support... "Focusing on realistic alternatives rather than exaggerated promises."
May 20, 2026
[Cheonan/CTN] Reporter Kang Hyun-su = Jang Gi-su, the Democratic Party candidate for Cheonan Mayor, has put forward a realistic policy alternative that breaks down the walls between the city administration and the provincial office of education to solve the chronic school-commuting inequalities and middle school overcrowding that have repeated for 10 years since the development of the Buldang-dong new town.
Candidate Jang held successive urgent policy meetings over two days on the past 17th and 18th with the Cheonan Proximity Assignment Promotion Committee and parents in the Buldang-dong area to discuss a specific roadmap to eradicate remote commuting and classroom congestion, the biggest pending issues on the educational frontline. At this meeting, Jang thoroughly checked the opinions and inquiries delivered by the promotion committee along with handwritten signatures from nearly 1,000 citizens. He expressed deep empathy, stating, "I will never lightly view the desperation of parents hidden behind the cold figures of '286 students failing their first-choice school, random lottery drawings, and long-distance commuting,' which has repeated every single November for the past 10 years since the development of the Buldang-2 new town." He added, "The inconvenience of children having to commute long distances despite leaving close schools nearby is a top priority task that the entire local community must take responsibility to solve," promising a practical collaboration system encompassing the office of education, the provincial council, and parent governance.
The solution presented by Candidate Jang during the meeting is a so-called "Two-Track Approach" that combines immediate short-term mitigation measures with structural long-term overhauls. First, putting the principle of residence-centered assignment at the forefront, he officially announced that he would pursue all-out consultations with the Chungnam Office of Education to pilot-introduce a proximity assignment system starting from the 2027 academic year and gradually expand it fully. In addition, to resolve the immediate congestion, he explained that the city would maximize the utilization of vacant space within existing schools to secure additional classrooms and review the temporary introduction of state-of-the-art modular classrooms by fully accepting parents' opinions.
Cheonan City will directly take on the role of a short-term firefighter to ease the commuting burden on students during the administrative processing phase. Candidate Jang confirmed that he would prepare separate, special commuting support measures at the city level to offset the physical inconveniences that students and parents must endure before the structural improvement plan settles in. Furthermore, regarding additional proposals made on-site by parents, such as reflecting demand for specialized English education and the possibility of establishing branch campuses, he strictly guarded against making unilateral, empty promises just to secure votes. He made it clear that he would approach the issue strictly from the perspective of an administrative expert, stating, "After being elected, I will thoroughly verify the feasibility through close consultations with the office of education's inherent authority, budget data, and parent working groups."
Candidate Jang Gi-su emphasized, "Improving the educational environment requires an honest approach that considers both realistic administrative procedures and physical conditions simultaneously, rather than confidently promising a solution overnight." He added, "Instead of deceiving parents with exaggerated populist pledges, I will responsibly make heavy changes that citizens can directly feel in their daily lives," expressing a strong will to drive the changes by adding, "We will mobilize all administrative capabilities that the Cheonan city government can cultivate to protect children's commuting security and relieve parents' worries."
The middle school assignment conflict in Buldang-dong is a long-standing unresolved local case triggered by a mismatch between demand forecast failures in new town developments and rigid educational administration. Candidate Jang's rational solution, which brings forth both short-term support and a structural shift toward residence-centered assignment instead of one-sided promises, goes beyond a mere vote-catching tactic to serve as a milestone restoring administrative trust. This aggressive stride to find solutions by linking city-level budgets and ordinances, rather than hiding behind the excuse of the office of education's exclusive jurisdiction, is certain to serve as a definitive turning point in resolving Cheonan's deep-seated educational inequalities.
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