North Korea Education Crackdown Targets Failing Students

North Korea education crackdown targets failing students

North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) launched a sweeping inspection of senior middle schools in 2026 after a new elective subject system introduced at the start of the academic year produced mass failures in specialization track exams. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Friday that “a significant number of students fell below the required standard during specialization track exams conducted after the new semester …

North Korea threatens to send failing students to coal mines after mass exam failures - The Press United

North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) launched a sweeping inspection of senior middle schools in 2026 after a new elective subject system introduced at the start of the academic year produced mass failures in specialization track exams. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Friday that “a significant number of […] The post North Korea threatens to send failing students to coal mines after mass exam failures appeared f…