In 1994, Cheng Yen-ping was the contact person for Central Taiwan for the April 10 march for education reform. In this role he got to know many parents with liberal educational ideals.
民國八十三年，「四一○」教改遊行，當時負責串連中部教育團體的程延平，也因而認識不少教育理念相同的家長。