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Association of Private Preschools Scraps Strike amid Parents’ Outcry

SEOUL/YONGIN, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid public outcry and government counteraction, the association of private preschools on Monday scrapped a nationwide strike that it staged to protest the government’s plan to scrutinize private kindergartens’ use of state subsidies. Hundreds of private preschools affiliated with the Korea Kindergarten Association (KKA) postponed the start of the [...]

South Korean Authorities, Private Preschools on Collision Course

SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The education authorities of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon warned Sunday that local private schools will face harsh administrative punishments if they press ahead with a collective action to protest the government’s reform drive. In a joint statement, the liberal-minded superintendents of the three regions’ education offices declared there [...]