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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — In-person school classes will fully resume next week following the end of this year’s national college entrance exam, the education ministry said Friday. In line with the government’s “living with COVID-19″ scheme, all kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools across the country will return to full-fledged in-person classes Monday [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities and colleges in South Korea are planning to gradually expand in-person classes in the fall semester in line with the nation’s rising rate of vaccinations against COVID-19, officials said Saturday. The Ministry of Education recommended earlier this week that the proportion of in-person lectures be gradually increased at [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost nine in 10 young students in South Korea prefer in-person classes to online ones, despite risks of coronavirus infections, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the survey on 685 elementary, middle and high school students conducted from April 25 to Monday by a local teachers’ group, 87.1 percent [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University said Friday it will run weekly coronavirus testing that produces results in about one hour as part of efforts to detect infections quickly and expand in-person classes on campus. It is the first such move by one of the country’s higher education institutions, which have been [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Younger students and disabled children will get more in-person instruction this year, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday, to fill their academic and social needs exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing its work plan and goal for this year, the ministry said it will continue to ensure a safe [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean school kids are expected to attend more in-person classes this year, as concerns are growing over the widening education gap and child care among working parents. “The ministry is planning to expand in-person instruction this year, either by giving schools more leeway, or expanding exceptions” to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education’s expansion of in-person classes at schools went into effect Monday amid a growing concern over a widening learning gap and a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. The ministry raised the attendance cap, previously at one-third for elementary and middle schools, and two-thirds at high [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean students will take in-person classes more often starting this week, as attendance cap restrictions in schools have been eased amid a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. The Ministry of Education raised the attendance cap, currently at one-third in elementary and middle schools, and two-thirds in high [...]