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Wed, January 29, 2020 | 23:19

Private English institutes 'posing as kindergartens' may face penalties

Private English institutes 'posing as kindergartens' may face penalties

Private institutes offering English language courses for preschoolers using the description "English kindergarten" may face punishment from the authorities, the Ministry of Education said Sunday.

2020-01-26 09:08

Pengsoo visits education ministry

Pengsoo visits education ministry

Pengsoo, a penguin character that has become a Youtube star in Korea, shakes hands during a visit to the Ministry of Education in Sejong city, Monday./ Yonhap

2020-01-20 17:04

Gov't to lower age of criminal-responsibility to 13 from 14

Gov't to lower age of criminal-responsibility to 13 from 14

The government will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 from the current 14 in a bid to prevent rising juvenile crime, the Ministry of Education said Thursday. Those aged 14 and younger cannot be held criminally responsible under current laws.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-01-16 16:40

Kindergarten owners face harsher penalties for misusing funds

Kindergarten owners face harsher penalties for misusing funds

Private kindergarten owners will be subject to harsher penalties for misusing funds after three revision bills, designed to make management and accounting at preschools more transparent, were passed by the National Assembly, Monday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-01-14 16:28

Canadian indicted for showing 'cannibal video' to seven-year-olds

Canadian indicted for showing 'cannibal video' to seven-year-olds

A Canadian English teacher has been arrested and indicted for showing a YouTube video clip of a man eating human flesh to preschool children while working as an English teacher, police said Monday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-01-13 17:44

Korea set to unveil new history textbooks after yearslong controversy

Korea set to unveil new history textbooks after yearslong controversy

South Korea's education ministry is expected to introduce new history textbooks in March, sources said Sunday, following a yearslong debate on the controversial textbooks that were authored by the conservative Park Geun-hye administration. The textbooks authored and published under the disgraced former president had been criticized for their right-leaning values and alleged a...

2020-01-12 13:18

3 Yonsei professors face arrest over admissions bribery scandal

3 Yonsei professors face arrest over admissions bribery scandal

The three - who belong to the department of physical education - are suspected of taking bribes from parents in return for giving illegal favors to their children in the admissions process.

Park Si-soo | 2020-01-08 14:13

Chongshin, Sungkyul, Hannam Unis under fire for hiring discrimination

Chongshin, Sungkyul, Hannam Unis under fire for hiring discrimination

Three Christian universities here are facing growing criticism after rejecting a recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) to hire non-Christian faculty members, according to the nation's human rights watchdog, Tuesday.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2020-01-07 16:32

More teachers buy insurance to defend rights

More teachers buy insurance to defend rights

A growing number of teachers are purchasing insurance policies in preparation for possible conflicts with students or their parents as more and more of them face physical or verbal violence at schools, according to data from the Korea Federation of Teachers' Association (KFTA) Monday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-01-06 16:57

Passion for underappreciated hero, Homer Hulbert

Passion for underappreciated hero, Homer Hulbert

Back in 1989 when Kim Dong-jin was working in New York at Chemical Bank headquarters, he was called in for a meeting with Richard Hulbert, the senior standing auditor.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-01-02 16:42

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