SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul education office decided Tuesday to cancel licenses for eight out of 13 “autonomous private high schools” in Seoul, as the education authorities and the government push for scrapping the privileged category of schools and bringing equality to public education. The cancellation came after the eight high schools [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University (SNU) has decided not to send out a report card to students for the first time since the foundation of the university, starting from the first semester of this year. Without the paper report card, students can check their scores electronically through the SNU portal site [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will gradually introduce free education for high school students in a move to ease people’s burdens and guarantee the basic right to education. The measure will affect high schoolers in the second semester of this year, according to the Ministry of Education. The [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With its gleaming buildings, immaculate green landscape, and well-supplied library and science labs, Sangsan High School in the southwestern city of Jeonju has the trappings that befit an upscale university. Founded in 1981 by a superrich educator, the school has long epitomized diversity, choice and freedom of education, as [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A new school curriculum on the Korean War has been published for elementary, middle, and high schools in the United States. The Korean War Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization in the U.S., announced the release of the new compilation of the Korean War jointly with the National Council for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Two months have passed since the ban on abortion was ruled as unconstitutional, but high school classes still teach students that abortion is illegal. Some have voiced criticism, saying that schools should inform students of the Constitutional Court’s recent decision, as teaching them that abortion is illegal is at [...]
GWANGJU, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Short and tight school uniform skirts and pants are gradually disappearing. This is due to efforts made by education authorities and schools to provide students with convenience and comfort. In Gwangju, 71 out of 91 middle schools and 22 out of 62 high schools have changed the design of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Throughout elementary, middle, and high school, male students have better grades in mathematics than females. Taking out the environmental factor, however, gender differences disappear, according to a recent study. Lim Seul-ki, a PhD candidate at Sogang University and Asst. Prof. Lee Soo-hyung argued in a recent paper that South [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Sex education is undergoing changes in and out of schools in South Korea. A series of sexual crimes and intensifying gender discrimination have led many to call for sex education that encompasses gender discussions, leading many teacher’s associations, civil groups, and startups to develop various curriculums to be taught at [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Wednesday it will establish 13 new state-run King Sejong Institutes in 11 countries for foreigners wanting to learn the Korean language and culture. With the additions, the number of King Sejong Institutes, a public institution run by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to promote [...]