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Ministry of Education Reconsiders English Education Ban in Preschools

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education has backtracked on an English education ban in preschools following mounting criticism. The education ministry has withdrawn its decision to ban after-school English classes in nursery schools only three weeks after the announcement, with the proposed ban now up in the air. Though new standards for [...]

S. Korean Children Start English Education Before Turning Five

SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that South Korean mothers send their kids to English classes before the children turn five years old on average. Yoon’s English School, a company that runs a chain of English language academies across the country, conducted a survey between May 25 and 29 with the participation [...]