Education Minister Park Soon-ae, who announced her will to resign Monday, had said the ministry will work on lowering the school entry age to 5 in its report to the president on July 29. The plan went to pieces after facing heavy criticism from experts in education and parents, forcing the ministry to reconsider its policy push.

With the education minister offering her resignation, the controversial plan to lower the school entry age to 5 has been shelved, nearly 10 days after it was first introduced. The Education Ministry apologized for the lack of communication. The vice minister explained that the plan intended to strengthen the state's responsibility for child care. However, they did not mention whether the scheme was withdrawn or not.

Meanwhile, educational organizations, civic groups, and parents keep calling for the ministry to officially drop the scheme. A civic group, joined by Rep. Kang Deuk-gu, held a press conference at the National Assembly in protest against the scheme. Amid strong public opinion criticizing the government's policies, attention is being paid to what position the government will present.

In addition to this, various debates surrounding education continue throughout Korea. The previous Moon Jae-in administration had planned to end autonomous private high schools, foreign language high schools, and international schools, abolishing them or turning them into regular schools by March 2025. This plan was, however, expected to be discarded under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration as its state agendas include "a reform of the high school system to provide diverse types of education." But, It has changed again because of Education Minister Park Soon-ae's surprise announcement of a plan to abolish foreign language high schools which made many people confused. This announcement was also met with strong opposition. A committee of parents whose children attend foreign language high schools held a press conference in front of the National Assembly, criticizing the plan on August 2.