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Progressive candidates take 10 out of 16 provincial superintendent races

Progressive candidates won 10 of the 16 metropolitan and provincial education superintendent races, with conservatives taking the other six.

2026.6.4

Baek Hae-ryong, a police superintendent, speaks to reporters at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office in Seoul on Oct. 16. [YONHAP]

Police officer handpicked by the president slams prosecution's probe team

A police superintendent — who drew media attention after President Lee Jae Myung directly ordered him to be seconded to a prosecution-police joint drug investigation team — denounced the team as an "illegal organization" on Thursday.

2025.10.16

The race for Seoul education chief is a mess

Most of all, aspiring candidates must go through self-reflection and ask themselves if they are truly fit for the job.

2024.9.10

Seoul education superintendent Cho Hee-yeon steps out of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education headquarters in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Thursday to deliver a statement on the Supreme Court verdict doled out the same day. [YONHAP]

Seoul education superintendent to step down as Supreme Court upholds power abuse conviction

The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the verdict for Seoul education superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, who was indicted on charges of unfairly ordering the special hiring of dismissed teachers.

2024.8.29

United to keep the subsidy

The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is considering expanding tax subsidies to universities beyond kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools.

2022.6.21

From left, the educational chiefs of Gyeonggi, Yim Tae-hee; Busan, Ha Yun-su; Gangwon, Shin Kyoung-ho; North Gyeongsang, Lim Jong-sik; and Jeju Island, Kim Kwang-soo.

Local elections lead to major shift in academic leadership

Eight conservatives and nine liberals were elected as educational chiefs in Wednesday’s local elections, a major shift in academic leadership that reflects the changing landscape of Korean politics.

2022.6.2

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