Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Historic elementary schools face closure as enrollments nosedive

Due to a striking decline in student population, elementary schools with a 100-year-old history face the risk of closure.

2024-03-05

Student population expected to fall below 5 million by 2026

Korea's student population is projected to decrease, with fewer students entering elementary school and a decline in the overall number of students attending elementary, middle, and high school.

2024-02-13

Yoon pledges to expand after-school care program this year

President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted the state's role in public child care on Monday, promising that more after-school care will become available in elementary schools nationwide this year.

2024-02-05

Top court says secret recordings of teachers inadmissible as evidence

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that audio recordings of schoolteachers made without their knowledge could not be admitted as evidence of abuse, overturning the rulings of lower courts.

2024-01-11

Swimming lesson

Elementary school teachers participate in a survival swim lesson at the Korea Coast Guard’s training pool in Busan on Thursday.

2024-01-11

Elementary enrollment to hit historic low this year as fertility rates fall

The number of students entering elementary school in Korea this year is projected to fall below 400,000 for the first time ever as the country grapples with its globally lowest fertility rate.

2024-01-03

2023 National Top 10 News

In 2023 in Korea, the World Scout Jamboree, meant to boost Busan's bid for the World Expo, unraveled into a fiasco as nations withdrew. Despite fervent efforts, Busan lost the Expo bid to Riyadh. Tensions flared as North Korea launched a satellite.

2023-12-28

'Dreaming of Christmas'

Children at neighborhood-based afterschool childcare facilities enjoy a Christmas party titled “Dreaming at Christmas,” held at Yongsan Kkumnamu Youth Town in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

2023-12-20

Education Ministry to deploy school violence investigators next year

Teachers won't be tasked with handling school violence cases starting the next school year. The goal is to have 2,700 investigators to station roughly 15 at 177 education support centers under local education offices.

2023-12-07

Neverending violations of teachers’ rights (KOR)

Parents must put aside their selfishness and guide their children to build a sense of communalism in Korea.

2023-11-30