SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) — A total of 630 elementary to high school students took their own lives over the past four years, due mainly to family feuds, an education ministry report showed Thursday. According to the report submitted to Rep. Kim Byong-wook of the People Power Party, 388 high school students died by […]
Continue ReadingAs a new school year begins in the United States, institutions of higher education are voicing optimism that international student numbers are bouncing back given an increase in applications for the 2022-2023 school year.The Institute of International …
Continue ReadingSEOUL– Half of schools in South Korea were closed or shifted to online classes Tuesday in the aftermath of Typhoon Hinnamnor, the education ministry said.The typhoon forced a total of 2,615 elementary and secondary schools nationwide, or 13.2 percent,…
Continue ReadingA new survey finds that more students experienced school violence this year compared to the two previous years as they returned to classes after disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.The education ministry announced on Tuesday the results of a survey …
Continue ReadingAs Super Typhoon Hinnamnor nears South Korea, all schools in its southern regions including Jeju Island will suspend classes or switch to remote learning on Tuesday.According to the education ministry on Monday, most schools on Jeju Island and all thos…
Continue ReadingThe draft revisions of the 2025 editions of middle and high school Korean history textbooks have sparked controversy for failing to retain such key terms as “liberal democracy” and “North Korean invasion” in their descriptions of major modern events on…
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