The Korea Herald

Lack of funding prevents teachers from retiring early

Aug 24, 2014

Just 1 in 3 teachers that applied for early retirement in the second half of 2014 were approved, marking the lowest approval rate of all time, the Education Ministry said Sunday. The unusually low r...
Ewha students visit Cambodia to work as education volunteers

Aug 21, 2014

Students of Ewha Womans University pose with Cambodian children during their volunteering trip to Phnom Penh in July. (Ewha Womans University) Students at Ewha Womans University recently visited Cam...
Korea widens door for foreign colleges

Aug 21, 2014

Measures to lure foreign investors spark both expectation and concern
‘Desire to learn low among Korean adults’

Aug 21, 2014

Korean adults have the least desire to learn new things among all members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a recent report by a state-run research body. Res...
[Newsmaker] Authorities divided over elite schools

Aug 14, 2014

Friction between the Education Ministry and local education offices over elite schools hinted at an escalation of conflict between Minister Hwang Woo-yea and progressive superintendents. The ministr...
ETS hosts English camp for underprivileged students

Aug 14, 2014

Educational Testing Services hosted a free-of-charge English camp for socially disadvantaged students last week at Seoul English Village Pungnap Camp in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul. Thirty elementary ...
Education nominee hints at state-authored textbook

Aug 7, 2014

Hwang Woo-yea, the nominee for education minister and deputy prime minister for social affairs, said Thursday that South Korea needs to provide “consistent” history lessons for students, signaling he...
[Herald Interview] ‘Alternative education teaches students to be themselves’

Aug 7, 2014

Alternative schools’ association head says government should not try to control the institutes
Obama, Bush first ladies press for girls’ education

Aug 7, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, first ladies from different generations and opposing political parties, spoke with one voice Wednesday on the importance of educating women and girls ...
Number of Korean students in U.S. falls to 2005 level

Aug 7, 2014

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― The number of South Korean students studying in the United States fell sharply from the previous quarter to levels seen nine years ago, according to a report from U.S. Immigrati...
SKEC awards English contest winners

Aug 5, 2014

The winners of the fourth Seoul National University of Education-Korea Herald English Contest were awarded in a ceremony held Monday at the British Ambassador’s residence in central Seoul. A total o...
Gyeonggi Province may lead abolishment of elite schools

Aug 3, 2014

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has completed the administrative procedure to turn one of its autonomous private high schools into a public one, officials said Sunday. “We have completed...
College tuition fees burden students

Aug 3, 2014

At the turn of the month, Koreans braced for the beginning of another vacation season to cool off from the blazing heat of summer. But that luxury was largely deprived from many college students entr...
Plan to register unregulated schools faces resistance

Jul 28, 2014

The Education Ministry’s recent move to officially register unauthorized alternative education institutes has sparked a dispute about the government possibly being overly authoritative and controllin...
Credential inflation hurting job-seekers

Jul 27, 2014

Overqualified college grads struggle with structural unemployment