Tag: schools
N. Korean schools too under-resourced to join technical education program
North Korea's recent initiative to boost technical education through a pilot program at select middle and high schools has hit an obstacle: most schools...
Classroom politics: N. Korean teacher loses position after failed attempt to...
A young teacher in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, faced public criticism and lost her teaching position after attempting to dodge mandatory militia drills –...
World Cup success sparks soccer fever in N. Korean schools, but...
Elementary schools in North Korea are actively operating after-school soccer clubs, likely mirroring the public enthusiasm for the North Korean women's team's consecutive victories...
Revealed: N. Korea’s 2020 law to shield young people from ‘foreign...
Daily NK has acquired the full text of North Korea’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Law, which the North Korean regime enacted to prevent information from...
Chongju officials conduct inspection of local schools for “excessive mobilization” of...
North Korean officials in Chongju, North Pyongan province, conducted a five-day inspection of local schools in early September to check for excessive mobilization of...
N. Korean police chief ousted over daughter’s K-drama scandal
The Hoeryong police chief was recently demoted and transferred after his daughter was caught watching South Korean dramas, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
Sink or swim: North Korea’s war prep hits the pool
North Korean authorities have intensified swimming education in Pyongyang's middle schools, citing war preparedness, as teachers face unprecedented scrutiny of their aquatic skills.
Speaking anonymously,...
Pyongyang parents bear burden of schools’ modernization projects
North Korean parents in Pyongyang are increasingly displeased with the state imposing non-tax burdens for school modernization projects, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a...
Hyesanites ordered to donate to flood relief campaign
Hyesan residents have recently been ordered to “donate” to the relief campaign for flood victims along North Korea’s northern border, Daily NK has learned.
“Quotas...
N. Korea prioritizes Kim portraits over flood victims
Following heavy rains that caused flood damage across North Korea, residents of Pyoktong county, in North Pyongan province, are frustrated with party and youth...
