A Seoul civic group representing Korean women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during World War II said Wednesday it has developed guides for teachers to use for educating elementary school students on the subject of the wartime victims. According to the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery, copies of the teaching manuals along with DVDs will be distributed free of...

The South Korean unit of U.S. computer software maker Microsoft will sign an agreement with the Unification Ministry to provide support for Seoul’s efforts to educate North Korean defectors on information technology, the ministry said Monday. Graig Shank, the general manager for Microsoft’s international affairs team, will meet with Minister Yu Woo-ik on Tuesday to sign the deal, according to th...

Democratic United Party presidential candidate Moon Jae-in pledged Monday to introduce a package of reforms to curb soaring private education costs and competition. “In recent years, the competition for private education has expanded from middle and elementary schools to kindergartens,” Moon told reporters. The presidential candidate said that so-called prestigious high schools in the nation ha...

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Sunday that it will strengthen security checks at primary and secondary schools as part of measures against school violence and crimes. From early next year, all visitors including parents at elementary, middle and high schools across the country must show their personal IDs and obtain a visitor pass to enter. Faculty members and stude...