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South Korean parents spend a third of income on cram schools amid heightened academic competition
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 ...
In Daechi-dong, cramming begins at age 4
South Koreans too young to hold a pencil compete to write essays to get into English kindergartens In a brightly lit ...
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S. Korean mother finds ‘oasis’ in Japan away from cram school life
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 ...
In one Seoul neighbourhood, cramming begins at age 4
South Koreans too young to hold a pencil compete to write essays to get into English kindergartens. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Over $11 billion spent on hagwon
Hagwon (cram schools and other private learning institutes) exceeded 12 trillion won ($11 billion) in annual revenue last ...
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S. Korea’s private education spending surges by 1.1 tn won in one year
Many hagwons, or private cram schools in Korea, have increased tuition this year, citing inflation. Statistics Korea reports that households with four or more members, including at least two ...
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Why private academies cost an arm and a leg
According to the audit, the transactions typically began by private cram schools obtaining a list of authors of EBS textbooks or using personal connections to contact teachers capable of creating mock ...
South Korea’s private education sector rakes in profits despite drop in student numbers
Cram schools are shifting their business strategies to focus on premium, high-intensity programmes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed South Korea
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 ...
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South Korea cuts ‘killer questions’ from university entrance exam in bid to reduce reliance on ‘cram schools’
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.
Court's vaccine pass suspension decision likely to affect entire vaccine pass scheme
A court decision to suspend the government's COVID-19 vaccine pass mandate for private academies and education facilities is expected to shake up the nation's entire vaccine pass scheme, as it ruled ...
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South Korean parents spend a third of income on cram schools amid heightened academic competition
Parents in South Korea are allocating more of their income to private education ... In response to growing demand, cram schools, locally known as "hagwon", are shifting their focus toward offering ...