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Korea confirms state textbook plan, says private publication failed

Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn announced Tuesday that South Korea would officially reinstate government-issued history textbooks for secondary education, saying that the current private publication syst...

Nov 3, 2015
Education
Ministry pushes ahead with state textbook

The government said Monday it would expedite the schedule to confirm reinstatement of government-issued history textbooks from Thursday to Tuesday, prompting a flurry of protests with the main opposi...

Nov 2, 2015
Education
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Oct 30, 2015
Education
Ruling party links state textbook opponents to North Korea

With South Korea plunging deeper into the dispute over state-controlled history lessons, the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday attempted to throw North Korea into the mix by suggesting that opponents ...

Oct 29, 2015
Education
Textbook spat threatens to take down minister

As President Park Geun-hye’s plan to revive state-authored history textbooks faces hurdles, the ruling Saenuri Party began pressuring Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea to take responsibility for the b...

Oct 27, 2015
Education
‘Secret team’ claims worsen textbook clash

Opposition lawmakers staged an overnight standoff with Education Ministry staff outside the government office that deals with the publication of school history textbooks Sunday, alleging that the sta...

Oct 26, 2015
Education
Textbook feud debates global benchmarks

In emphasizing the necessity for state-led history education, Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea told local university chiefs Tuesday that “countries suffering from social conflict such as Turkey and G...

Oct 22, 2015
Education
Education minister’s comments add fuel to textbook dispute

Controversy over the reintroduction of state-authored history textbooks further escalated Wednesday upon reports that Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea told presidents of universities that the nationw...

Oct 21, 2015
Education
Korea kicks off state history textbook publication process

The South Korean government has initiated the first stage of its plan to publish state-authored history textbooks for secondary education by allocating the budget, officials said Tuesday. The plans ...

Oct 20, 2015
Education
‘Single version of history is against nature of education’

The Education Ministry recently announced that it will take back publishing rights of history textbooks for secondary education in a bid to restore “balanced history education.” But Yang Jung-hyun, ...

Oct 19, 2015
Education
‘State history textbook will balance history education’

As criticism against the plan to revive state-authored history textbooks mounted over concerns that they will be biased in favor of conservatives, the government said it will rule out “far-right” sch...

Oct 19, 2015
Education
Teachers' unions divided over history textbooks

Two teachers' unions were divided Friday on the government's decision to reintroduce a single set of history textbooks for secondary school students. On Monday, the Ministry of Education announced t...

Oct 16, 2015
Education
Challenges only beginning for state history textbook

The government’s path to reclaiming issuing rights for history textbooks from private publishers entails a myriad of tasks, such as procuring the authors and budget and getting the general education ...

Oct 14, 2015
Education
President warns against split over history education

Prime Minister says freedom of ideas can be restrained ‘in special occasions’

Oct 13, 2015
Education
[News Focus] Facts and fable behind textbook conundrum

The nationwide dispute over the Education Ministry’s recent decision to reinstate state history textbooks for secondary education hinges on the government and the ruling party’s claim that current te...

Oct 13, 2015
Education

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