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S. Korea Cancels Licenses for 10 Elite High Schools

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea pushed ahead Friday to cancel the licenses of 10 “autonomous private high schools” despite strong protests from the elite institutions and parents. Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae gave consent to regional education offices’ decision to deprive eight schools in Seoul and one in Busan of their special status [...]

Education Authorities Cancel Licenses for 8 Elite High Schools in Seoul

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 [...]