The Busan police have caught eight people using a self-devised miniature wireless camera and transmitters to cheat on the popular Test of English International Communication, or TOEIC, on Tuesday. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency booked two men identified by the surnames Jung, 33, and Lee, 31. The men, along with six others who purchased their devices, are suspected of obstructing business and brokering illegal devices.With the miniature video transmitter installed in the collar of his jacke

The Obama administration wants to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules. More than half of students in school-related arrests or referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or black, civil rights data show.“In short, racial discrimination in school discipline is a real problem,” according to a letter sent to schools.Civil rights advocates have long said that a “school-to-prison” pipeline relates to overly zealous school discipline p

Saenuri proposes going back to state-authored history textbook

Seoul National University announced Tuesday that it is creating a new major for students who want to start up venture businesses. According to the university, the newly created “Business Venture and Entrepreneurship Management” degree program is intended to teach professional business knowledge as well as have students take humanities, social sciences and science classes. Those subjects, often overlooked by business majors in South Korea, are to help equip them with creativity and other skills r

Sangsan High School, one of the two remaining high school to have adopted the history textbook by Kyohak Publishing Co., came under fire on Monday from its students, alumni and civic groups who demanded that it withdraw its selection of the controversial book.Earlier in the day, some 20 graduates of Sangsan High School issued a joint statement denouncing the school for choosing what they called “a textbook that distorts history.” The book had been criticized, mainly by lawmakers from the main op

A local publisher of a history textbook that is accused of containing right-leaning ideological biases claimed Sunday that progressive civic groups and politicians are engaging in a "witch hunt" to prevent its material from being taught in classrooms.Kyohak Publishing told Yonhap News Agency that its textbooks passed the inspections system set up by the education ministry and could be taught in schools.It said efforts by certain progressive groups can only be seen as an attempt to paint the book

Conflicts escalated over a controversial history textbook on Friday as a string of schools withdrew their decision to select the book amid fierce opposition from students and parents.Bundang Youngduk Girls’ High School said it overturned its earlier decision to use the textbook from Kyohak Publishing Co., which had come under fire for supposedly containing wording that was in favor of Japanese colonialism and the junta dictatorship.Earlier in the week, it was reported that 15 of some 800 high sc

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ― Within their female-only campuses, women at Saudi Arabia’s universities let loose. Trendy sneakers, colorful tops, a myriad of hairstyles. Some experiment with bleach blonde or even dip-dyed blue hair. The more adventurous ones have cropped their hair into short buzzes.In their bags, the textbooks vary, but one item is mandatory: a floor-length black abaya robe that each must cover herself with when she steps through the university gates back to the outside world of t

Korea has finished sixth at the International Junior Science Olympiad held from Dec. 3-12 in Pune, India, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The six members of the Korean team have claimed six medals, including one gold and five silver, to share sixth place with Vietnam among the 42 participating countries in the competition, the ministry said.Taiwan finished at the top of the medal table with six gold medals, while Thailand came in second with five gold medals and one

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday approved eight revised Korean history textbooks, including one authored by conservative scholars, for use in high schools from next year.“(The ministry’s) special committee have analyzed the revised texts and decided to approve all eight textbooks,” Education Minister Seo Nam-soo said at a news conference Tuesday. After an initial approval by a state-run history text screening body on Aug. 30, the ministry ordered publishers to revise 829 sections it deemed t