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Academic Resilience of Disadvantaged S. Korean Students Drops

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The academic performance of South Korean students coming from underprivileged backgrounds has retreated over the past nine years, according to the latest findings of the OECD. The percentage of youngsters belonging to the bottom 25 percent socioeconomic stratum who attained scores equating to level 3 or above on 2015′s [...]

Research Shows Family Background Linked to Educational Success

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Economic Research Institute held a seminar on August 23 regarding social mobility and education, where Professor Lee Joo Ho of the Korea Development Institute presented his findings on the correlation between children’s school grades and a family’s economic, social and cultural standing (ESCS). His research was based [...]