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Mental Health Crisis Among Elementary School Staff: Rising Depression Rates Highlight Growing Challenges in South Korea’s Education Sector

Mental Health Crisis Among Elementary School Staff: Rising Depression Rates Highlight Growing Challenges in South Korea’s Education Sector

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The mental health of elementary school staff in South Korea is under scrutiny as nearly 10,000 employees reported suffering from depression in 2023, according to data released by the National Health Insurance Service. This alarming trend follows a high-profile incident involving the suicide of a new teacher at an elementary [...]

South Korean Elementary School Teachers Leaving Profession at Highest Rate in Five Years

South Korean Elementary School Teachers Leaving Profession at Highest Rate in Five Years

SEJONG, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed a sharp increase in the number of elementary school teachers in South Korea leaving their jobs prematurely, reaching a five-year high in 2023.  According to data obtained by Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Sun-mee from regional education offices, the early resignation rate among elementary school teachers [...]

Study Finds High Social Media Use Linked to Negative Body Image in Elementary School Students

Study Finds High Social Media Use Linked to Negative Body Image in Elementary School Students

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The results of a recent study indicate that elementary students who frequently use social media platforms like Facebook and KakaoTalk tend to have a more negative perception of their bodies. Published in the latest edition of the “Health and Social Welfare Review” by the Korea Institute for Health and Social [...]

Elementary School Enrollment to Fall below 400,000 for 1st Time This Year

Elementary School Enrollment to Fall below 400,000 for 1st Time This Year

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Student enrollment in elementary schools nationwide is expected to drop below 400,000 for the first time this year due to the nation’s rock-bottom birth rate, officials forecast Wednesday, citing data from the education and interior ministries. According to the government data compiled as of Dec. 20, 413,056 children are [...]

Vice Education Minister Hints at Scrapping Proposal to Lower School Entry Age

Vice Education Minister Hints at Scrapping Proposal to Lower School Entry Age

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Vice Education Minister Jang Sang-yoon said Tuesday it has become “realistically difficult” to continue to push ahead with a widely unpopular proposal to lower the elementary school starting age by one year to 5. The remark was seen as meaning the government is scrapping the proposal after Education Minister [...]

Seoul to Pay 200,000-won Subsidy to First Graders

Seoul to Pay 200,000-won Subsidy to First Graders

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Each new elementary school student in Seoul will be given a one-off allowance of 200,000 won (US$167) beginning this year, its education chief said Wednesday. The allowance, formally named “school admission preparation subsidy,” will be first paid to about 69,800 first graders in the capital this year, Cho Hee-yeon, [...]