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Wed, June 26, 2019 | 10:52

Gov't moving to abolish elite school system: education minister

Autonomous private high schools are failing to meet their founding purpose of providing diverse education, Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae said Monday, reaffirming the Moon Jae-in administration's stance to abolish such “elite” schools.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-25 15:44

Ratio of old, male school principals higher in Korea than OECD average

The average age of Korean school principals is higher than the average of OECD member states, and the number of female principals was less than half the OECD average, a report showed, Sunday.

Kim Rahn | 2019-06-23 15:03

Private autonomous high schools jittery after two lose licenses

In the wake of the revocation of two autonomous private high schools' licenses, Thursday, there is growing speculation that the government is speeding up plans to turn special purpose elite schools into ordinary ones.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-06-21 16:53

Against education policy

Parents of students at autonomous private high schools hold a rally in central Seoul, Thursday, to denounce the education authority's move to re-evaluate such schools, which they claim is aimed at revoking their licenses. Regional education authorities in North Jeolla Province and Gyeonggi Province announced the license revocation of one autonomous private high school each fo...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-20 17:40

Traditional harvesting experience

Children hold sheaves of barley during a traditional grain harvesting experience near Yangjae Stream in southern Seoul, Wednesday. Participants cut and threshed barley, and ate rice balls made with boiled barley as part of the event. Korea Times photo by Hong Yoon-ki

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-06-12 18:27

Professor dismissed over comment about Sewol ferry victims

A Dongguk University professor has been dismissed over his inappropriate comment about victims of the Sewol ferry disaster, the school said Tuesday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-06-12 15:53

Private kindergarten owners defy gov't Edufine enforcement

Some 160 private kindergarten owners have filed an administrative suit, requesting the cancellation of the government measure that forced them to adopt a state-run accounting system.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-06-09 17:58

4 siblings pursue same dream of teaching Korean

Four siblings are paving the same career path to become teachers teaching the Korean language to foreigners. They are Jung Da-woon, Yu-jin, Nu-ri and Nam-hyun, who attended or are attending Kyung Hee Cyber University (KHCU).

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-06-07 17:17

Gov't to provide financial support for part-time lecturers' salaries

The government will provide 28.8 billion won ($24.4 million) to help universities pay part-time lecturers, as concerns grow over massive layoffs of lecturers along with the scheduled implementation of a revised law that was originally aimed at guaranteeing job security.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-06-04 17:26

Sunfull Movement, Google Korea join hands against cyberbullying

The Sunfull Movement, a nonprofit anti-cyberbullying foundation, said Tuesday it will support a campaign to encourage positive comments online, sponsored by Google Korea.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-29 08:25

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