Tag: education
N. Korea pushes new teaching method, but teachers say it won’t...
North Korean educational authorities ordered high schools in North Hamgyong province to adopt research-based learning methods in late January, pushing a shift away from...
Red neckties create classroom hierarchy as N. Korean parents bribe for...
Parents at some elementary schools in North Hamgyong province are unhappy about the selection of the first batch of students to join the Korean...
Protein deficiency causes muscle atrophy and hair loss among North Korean...
Spreading malnutrition among children is becoming a major social issue in North Korea, with three orphans at a school in Pyongsong recently dying after...
Homeroom teachers compete over student bribes as class ceremonies become status...
North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of "graduation parties," leaving parents who must now prepare...
Bag inspections and struggle sessions fail to stop Pyongyang students from...
South Korea's unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in Pyongyang. Aware of this, the...
Bribery controls North Korean university admissions as slots allocated by connections
As high school seniors apply for spots at North Korea's universities, bribery in the admission process is once more coming into the spotlight. Party...
North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family...
Many North Korean students take on odd jobs such as making coal briquettes or transporting their parents' market goods due to hardships at home....
North Korean students punished for filming birthday party, praising their own...
Two students at a Wonsan arts school were reprimanded by the Socialist Patriotic Youth League for filming a birthday party and comparing it favorably...
North Korean students board with music tutors to boost career prospects
North Korean students seeking to learn musical instruments have started boarding with their teachers in a new approach to private lessons.
A source in North...
Orphaned North Korean teen forced to abandon school dreams to run...
A teenager in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has been making a living in the market after suddenly becoming her family's breadwinner.
"A middle schooler named...
