SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) –The average monthly expenditure on books by households in their 20s and 30s has dropped below 10,000 won for the first time, marking a significant shift in spending habits. To put this into perspective, it’s interesting to note that the average cost of a lunch for an office worker this [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Police have launched a probe into the suicide death of an elementary school teacher in Uijeongbu, just north of Seoul, for possible harassment by parents, nearly two years after his school reported the death merely as a fall, officials said Sunday. The Uijeongbu Police Station has recently opened a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Twenty-four high school teachers have been caught selling exam questions to private academies before or after serving as test makers for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and mock CSAT exams in violation of the current laws, the education ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said it will file criminal [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – All elementary schools in Seoul will be installed with telephone recorders to record calls from parents, while a chatbot will be introduced across elementary to high schools to deal with parental complaints on behalf of teachers, the Seoul education chief said Tuesday. The plan, announced by Cho Hee-yeon, superintendent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that two-thirds of South Korean teachers have experienced verbal abuse, while around 20 percent have experienced physical threats and violence. Furthermore, 40 percent of teachers exhibit severe depression symptoms, while 17 percent have contemplated suicide. The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union and Green [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) —A tragic incident unfolded as an elementary school teacher lost her life after falling from the rooftop of an apartment building. According to the Goyang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, Ms. A, a teacher in her late 30s, fell to her demise from the 28th floor of an apartment complex [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Students with a history of school violence will have their disciplinary records reflected when applying for university admission beginning in the 2026 academic year, the university policy recommendation council said Wednesday. The measure was part of the university admission guidelines for students with records of school bullying, unveiled jointly [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed a growing influence of the home environment on students’ academic performance in the wake of COVID-19. Researchers are increasingly focused on the family learning process due to the discovery that children’s scholastic achievements are more intertwined with their home environment and parental conduct than [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry unveiled a plan Wednesday to introduce a new collective school grievance response system, seeking to protect teachers from abusive complaints by parents. The government will also enhance schools’ authority to address violations of teachers’ rights and educational activities by students and parents. The ministry announced these [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s educational TV channel EBS aims to enhance awareness of people with disabilities by introducing a new character with autism spectrum disorder in an educational puppet show. The broadcaster announced on Wednesday that Byeori, a character with autism spectrum disorder, will make her debut on the Friday episode [...]