Vice Education Minister Hints at Scrapping Proposal to Lower School Entry Age

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Vice Education Minister Jang Sang-yoon said Tuesday it has become “realistically difficult” to continue to push ahead with a widely unpopular proposal to lower the elementary school starting age by one year to 5. The remark was seen as meaning the government is scrapping the proposal after Education Minister [...]