2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (781+ words) National Price of a perfect score Published : Jan. 15, 2026 - 15:15:24 From six-figure payments to prison sentences, two cases reveal high cost of Korea's score obsession In South Korea's hypercompetitive education system, a single exam question can carry a six-figure price tag or…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (773+ words) National Korea's foreign student push runs into visa wall Published : Jan. 15, 2026 - 14:43:49 Vietnamese students account for majority of illegal overstays Nearly 1 in 10 international students in South Korea stayed beyond the terms of their visas in 2024, according to a new study, raising…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (480+ words) National Korea opens state scholarships exclusively for refugees Published : Jan. 15, 2026 - 13:52:29 The Ministry of Education on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Ministry of Justice to establish a new selection process…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (449+ words) National Young teachers less willing to stay after 2023 suicide Published : Jan. 14, 2026 - 13:24:46 Young teachers in Korea showed a sharp decline in their willingness to remain in the profession until retirement in 2023, the same year the suicide of a 24-year-old elementary school…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (596+ words) National New elementary school enrollment to drop below 300,000 this year Published : Jan. 13, 2026 - 11:24:18 The number of children entering elementary schools in South Korea is expected to fall below 300,000 for the first time this year, due to the nation's rock-bottom birth rate,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (116+ words) Published : Jan. 12, 2026 - 08:00:00 Parents place greater importance on health than academic achievement for infants and young children, according to a survey of 1,500 parents conducted by the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education. [Graphic News] Koreans prefer staying home for year-end:…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (317+ words) PR Newswire LEGO" Education Announces Hands-on Computer Science & AI Learning Solution Published : Jan. 12, 2026 - 20:20:15 LEGO Education Computer Science & AI will begin shipping in April 2026. To learn more, visit LEGOeducation.com/CS-AI. Stay connected on social media through LinkedIn, Instagram'and YouTube. Building…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (743+ words) National Young Koreans expect less pay as entry-level jobs vanish Published : Jan. 12, 2026 - 15:07:08 Updated : Jan. 12, 2026 - 17:01:04 Hoped-for starting wages among young job seekers in Korea fell by about 10 percent from a year earlier as the entry-level job market continued to freeze, a…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (633+ words) National Nearly all Seoul students use generative AI as teachers warn of overreliance Published : Jan. 11, 2026 - 10:50:41 Updated : Jan. 11, 2026 - 17:23:45 Over 90 percent of teachers express concerns of overdependence, but less than half teach generative AI use in classrooms Nearly 95 percent of middle and…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (582+ words) National 42% of women who leave jobs to care for family face lower pay on return Published : Jan. 11, 2026 - 10:48:39 More than two-fifths of women who interrupted their careers to raise children are paid less than before on their return to work, a…...