Parents in South Korea are allocating more of their income ... In response to growing demand, cram schools, locally known as "hagwon", are shifting their focus toward offering high-quality ...

The deciding factor in her decision to “escape South Korea” was “freedom from the cram school lifestyle,” she said. “If I go back to (South Korea), I will have to spend my days taking my ...

SEOUL – In a brightly lit classroom in Seoul’s Daechi-dong, 4-year-old Tommy (a pseudonym) grips his pencil, his little hands ...

In a brightly lit classroom in Seoul's Daechi-dong, four-year-old Tommy (a pseudonym) grips his pencil, his little hands ...

Im Seong-ho, CEO of Jongno Hagwon, the country's oldest cram school, noted that some parents are willing to pay more than ₩4 million per month, including meals, for an institution they believe can ...

Cram schools are shifting their business strategies to focus on premium, high-intensity programmes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hagwon (cram schools and other private learning institutes) exceeded 12 trillion won ($11 billion) in annual revenue last ...

In South Korea, Asia’s fourth largest economy ... and her family cannot afford to hire a tutor or send her to a cram school, like most of her friends. “I don’t want to compare myself ...

South Korea will drop so-called “killer questions” from its notoriously tough college entrance exam in a bid to reduce reliance on private cram schools, the education ministry said Tuesday.