Tag: education
Hyesan school shifts cooking exam costs to students
A technical senior middle school* in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, is drawing parent complaints over a new requirement. Students in its hotel cuisine class had...
North Korean elementary students keep two diaries to hide feelings
Some elementary school students in parts of North Korea are keeping two separate diaries, with one written for school censorship and the other holds...
N. Korea shifts school repair bills from parents to factories
Attendance is improving at schools in Kimchaek city, North Hamgyong province. Authorities there have eased a longstanding practice that forced students and parents to...
North Korean schools shift focus to Kim Jong Un idolization
North Korea's cabinet-level education ministry has ordered schools nationwide to devote more of their daily ideology sessions to Kim Jong Un's personal achievements, scaling...
North Korea bans mobile phones for children under 14
North Korea's South Pyongan province issued a sweeping ban on mobile phone possession by children under 14 in June 2026, threatening parents and teachers...
North Korea student punished for birthday party, parents and teacher hauled...
A high school student in Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, was subjected to a public criticism session in June 2026 after inviting classmates home...
Chinese language tutoring surges in North Korea as Pyongyang and Beijing...
A surge in demand for private Chinese-language tutoring is sweeping North Korea in 2026, driven by rising public expectations that the restoration of North...
North Korea officials caught stealing and swapping school equipment in Sunchang...
Officials and enterprise managers in North Korea's South Pyongan province have been caught in a school corruption scheme, stealing and swapping out electronics intended...
North Korean art students ordered to glorify troops sent to Russia
North Korea's leading art universities ordered graduating students in early June 2026 to create works glorifying the heroism and sacrifice of troops deployed to...
North Korea’s practical teaching push lays bare Pyongyang-provincial education gap
A North Korean Ministry of Education showcase intended to model a new hands-on teaching approach at vocational colleges ended up drawing more attention to...
