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.

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 ...

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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 ...

Arguably, a bigger shock was the government's decision to postpone the Suneung, South Korea’s critical college entrance ... and the rest of the evening spent in study halls, cram schools, or libraries ...

Heavy snow Monday night prompted school closures, travel warnings and suspended services for some U.S. bases in South Korea.

Last year, nearly 80% of children participated in private education programs like "hagwons" or cram schools, according to data from South Korea's National Statistics Office. Families also splashed ...

Korean universities are increasingly pursuing mergers and introducing vocational programs to address the growing crisis of ...

SEOUL, South Korea (JTA) — In 2014 ... “I hated the idea of sending my children to private academies, where teachers cram information into young heads with no thought for nurturing creativity ...

And Paul Manafort, chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, reportedly visited South Korea to meet with figures from ...

Changes in the exam structure and education reforms have led to a surge of students joining cram ... schools like Modern Education, King's Glory and Beacon College to flourish. A South China ...