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Education Ministry Refuses to Amend Discriminatory Qualification Required of Foreign Teachers

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry did not accept a recommendation from the National Human Rights Commission that it address a potentially discriminatory regulation requiring higher qualifications for foreign teachers at private learning institutions, officials said Tuesday. The human rights watchdog has recommended the ministry amend the Private Teaching Institution Act’s enforcement [...]

Private Education Expenses Hit Record High in 2021 amid COVID-19 Restrictions in School Classes

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Spending on private after-school classes hit a record high of 23.4 trillion won (US$18.9 billion) last year amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that restricted in-person school education, according to a survey released by the education ministry Friday. The 2021 expenditures, based on a survey of some 74,000 elementary to [...]

Digital Literacy of Elementary and Middle School Students Up Compared to Pre-COVID-19 Level

SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The digital literacy capability of South Korean elementary and middle school students improved as the spread of COVID-19 resulted in an increase in non-face-to-face learning through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and computers. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Education and Research Information Service [...]

Schools Kick Off New Semester amid Record Daily COVID-19 Infections

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools from elementary to secondary levels reopened Wednesday as the new spring semester kicked off amid the country’s record-high daily COVID-19 tally. Many schools opted for fully in-person classes on the first day of the new semester even though they were allowed to choose between online and face-to-face learning [...]

Parents on Edge as Schools Brace for Fully In-person Learning amid Record Virus Surge

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools from elementary to secondary levels are bracing for fully in-person classes for the upcoming spring semester, but parents are on edge over infection fears as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally is expected to go up further down the road. With the new semester for most schools scheduled to [...]

Constitutional Petition Filed Against Law Limiting English Teacher Visas Based on Nationality

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A constitutional appeal has been filed against the Immigration Control Act that allows only those from eight English-speaking countries to work as native English instructors in South Korea, officials said Friday. Migrants Center Friend, an immigrant rights’ group, filed the petition after a Ugandan was denied a visa to [...]

Schools Witness Polarization of Academic Achievement as Pandemic Drags On

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The educational attainment gap between students is widening as schools that offer fewer offline classes are seeing students flock to both ends of the academic bell curve, a study showed Tuesday. Researchers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Yonsei University jointly analyzed the National Assessment of [...]

Full Remote Classes Allowed at Schools for 2 Weeks amid Looming Virus Peak

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools will be allowed to provide full remote classes during the first two weeks of the spring semester beginning in March, the government announced Monday, amid predictions that new daily virus cases will reach as high as 270,000 in the coming weeks. The education ministry said it designated March [...]

Gov’t Considering Requiring At-home COVID-19 Tests for Young Students

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry is considering requiring kindergarten and elementary students to take rapid COVID-19 tests at home before going to school twice a week starting next month, officials said Monday. “We’re conducting discussions while leaving various possibilities open, including a measure to have students go to school after tests [...]

Inflation of School Credits in Pandemic Era Results in Scholarship Cuts

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities are cutting down on scholarships based on outstanding academic performance following the COVID-19 pandemic. As online lectures make it more difficult for professors to assess their students’ work, several universities are opting for an absolute assessment system for marking. The absolute assessment system turned out to be more [...]